0 past simple and past participle of misinterpret --
1 to form an understanding that is not correct of something that is said or done: --
When we re-examined the regulations, we realized that we had misinterpreted them.
His or her quietness or slowness to respond may be misinterpreted by others as aloofness, disinterest, or unresponsiveness.
In the face of such unambiguous statements, it is critical to try to understand why these results have been so frequently and so passionately misinterpreted.
Parkes somewhat disingenuously dismisses much of this debate, claiming that concepts such as ' phases of grief ' have been misunderstood and misinterpreted as rigid and fixed.
They warned however, the results of such tests can be misinterpreted if children's inexperience with test-taking and test formats is not taken into account.
In one patient (5%) the precise anatomy of the vascular ring was misinterpreted.
I have recently misinterpreted signs at a beauty spot car park, in a holiday accommodation guidebook, and in a shopping precinct.
Hearing problems and/or lack of comprehension may result in treatment instructions being misinterpreted.
In several important ways, however, the message on shared and nonshared environmental effects has been misinterpreted.
