misinterpret

Verbs

(v) interpret falsely
(v) interpret wrongly
- I misread Hamlet all my life!
misread,
(v) interpret in the wrong way
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand,

Synonyms

misread be amiss misapprehend misconceive misconstrue misunderstand

Words of close approximity

misinterpretation