Misinterpret

  • 41misconstrue — I verb be confused, be in error, be misled, be wrong, blunder, confuse, construe wrongly, distort, fail to understand, garble, get wrong, have an incorrect impression, make a mistake, misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misjudge, misread,… …

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  • 42misjudge — I verb be bewildered, be perplexed, blunder, err, err in judgment, estimate incorrectly, fail to recognize, have a wrong impression, judge erroneously, judge inaccurately, judge wrongly, make a mistake, make an error, male iudicare, misapprehend …

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  • 43misread — I verb be deceived, be erroneous, be mistaken, blunder, confuse, distort, err, fall into error, garble, interpret incorrectly, make a mistake, misapprehend, misconstrue, misdeem, misidentify, misinterpret, mistake, mistranslate, misunderstand,… …

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  • 44misunderstand — I verb be confused, be ignorant, be in the wrong, be misguided, be misled, be mistaken, blunder, commit an error, confuse, delude oneself, distort, err, fail to understand, fall into error, jumble, labor under a misapprehension, lack information …

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  • 45misapprehend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. misunderstand, mistake, misinterpret. See error. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. err, blunder, confuse; see mistake , misunderstand . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To understand incorrectly: misconceive …

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  • 46misconstrue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. misunderstand, misrepresent, get or take wrong, take amiss. See misjudgment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. exaggerate, distort, pervert; see mistake , misunderstand . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …

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  • 47twist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wind, wreathe, twine, interlace; coil; wrench, contort; wring, screw; pervert; misinterpret, misapply; distort, warp. See convolution, deviation, distortion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. wring, wrap, twine …

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  • 48misconceive — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. misconstrue, miscalculate, misinterpret, err; see mistake , misunderstand . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To understand incorrectly: misapprehend, misconstrue, misinterpret, misread, mistake, misunderstand. See UNDERSTAND …

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  • 49Misinterpretation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Misinterpretation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 misinterpretation misinterpretation misapprehension misunderstanding misacceptation| misconstruction misapplication Sgm: N 1 catachresis catachresis Sgm: N 1 eisegesis… …

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  • 50mistook — (mistake) v. make an error, be wrong; misinterpret, misunderstand; confuse mis·take || mɪ steɪk n. blunder, fault; error v. make an error, be wrong; misinterpret, misunderstand; confuse …

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