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misinterpret

/ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.prɪt/

/ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜr.prɪt/

Translations

misinterpretverb

misinterpreted

Past Simple

misinterpreted

Past Participle

misinterpreting

Gerund

/ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.prɪt/

/ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜr.prɪt/

mal interpréter

She misinterpreted his silence as disapproval.

Elle a mal interprété son silence comme un désaccord.

Additional translations

interpréter de traversTour plus idiomatique, surtout à l’oral.

Synonyms

Antonyms

misinterpretverb

To understand or explain something incorrectly.

She misinterpreted his silence as disapproval.

To draw an incorrect conclusion about the meaning or significance of something such as data, signals, behaviour, or events.

The software misinterpreted the sensor data, triggering a false alarm.