/ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːrprɪt/
mis·in·ter·pret AW
BrE /ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːprɪt/
NAmE /ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːrprɪt/
~ sth (as sth/doing sth)
to understand sth/sb wrongly
SYN misconstrue, misread
His comments were misinterpreted as a criticism of the project.
➡ compare interpret
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mis·in·ter·pret·ation AW
BrE /ˌmɪsɪntɜːprɪˈteɪʃn/
NAmE /ˌmɪsɪntɜːrprɪˈteɪʃn/
[U, C]
A number of these statements could be open to misinterpretation (= could be understood wrongly).