Synonyms and related words :
contort, distort, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, make a miscue, make a mistake, misapply, misapprehend, miscite, misconstrue, miscue, misdeem, misexplain, misexplicate, misexpound, misidentify, misinterpret, misjudge, misquote, misread, misrender, mistake, mistranslate, misunderstand, pervert, squeeze, strain the sense, torture, twist the words, wrench