Synonyms and related words :
bias, color, contort, distort, err, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, judge amiss, misapply, misappreciate, misapprehend, miscalculate, miscite, miscompute, misconceive, misconjecture, misdeem, misdirect, misesteem, misestimate, misevaluate, misexplain, misexplicate, misexpound, misinterpret, misjudge, misquote, misread, misreckon, misrender, misrepresent, mistake, misthink, mistranslate, misunderstand, misuse, misvalue, pervert, slant, squeeze, strain, strain the sense, torture, twist the words, varnish, wrench