misinterpretation
🇺🇸 /mɪsɪˌntɜrprəˈteɪʃən/
📖 Definitions
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noun
The act or process of interpreting something incorrectly; an instance of misunderstanding or misconstruing the meaning of something.; A wrong or inaccurate explanation or understanding of a text, statement, event, or situation.; A distorted or erroneous rendering of the intended meaning of a message, signal, or communication.; An incorrect or misleading translation from one language to another.; A flawed or biased analysis of data, evidence, or results that leads to incorrect conclusions.
🔗 Details
Word forms
countable / uncountable
Plural: misinterpretations
Collocations
misinterpretation ofcommon misinterpretationwidespread misinterpretationlead to misinterpretationopen to misinterpretationdeliberate misinterpretation
Derivatives
misinterpretmisinterpretedmisinterpretinginterpretationinterpretmisinterpretable
Synonyms
misunderstandingmisreadingmisconstrualmisapprehensiondistortionmisconstruction
Antonyms
comprehensionunderstanding
Commonly confused
misunderstanding
EN: 'Misunderstanding' is broader and often implies a mutual failure to communicate, while 'misinterpretation' specifically refers to incorrectly interpreting or construing the meaning of something.
misconception
EN: 'Misconception' is a firmly held but incorrect belief, while 'misinterpretation' is the act or result of interpreting something incorrectly.
Spelling tips
EN: Remember the full root 'interpret' is retained before '-ation'; do not drop the 'e' (not *misinterpretion). The prefix is 'mis-' not 'miss-'.
💬 Examples
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His misinterpretation of the contract led to a costly legal dispute.
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The journalist's misinterpretation of the scientist's findings caused unnecessary public alarm.
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The misinterpretation of the radar signal resulted in a false alarm at the military base.
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The misinterpretation of the ancient text by early scholars persisted for centuries before being corrected.
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The misinterpretation of the clinical trial data delayed the approval of the new drug.