Explain
Misinterpret
Misinterpret verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.
Usage example: his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning
Explain is an antonym for misinterpret.
Nearby Words: misinterpretation, misinterpreting
Common collocations
| behaviour | explain behaviour | misinterpret behaviour |
| name | explain name | misinterpret name |
| relationship | explain relationship | misinterpret relationship |
| nature | explain nature | misinterpret nature |
| Other words: situation, way, characters, many, bit, actions, meaning, concept, plans, behavior, rules, feelings, events, references, motives. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Every episode end with Geraldine telling Alice a joke, which Alice would completely misinterpret and Geraldine would have to explain.
Source: Don't Explain the Joke
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