Interpret
Interpret verb - To make plain or understandable.
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
Interpret is an antonym for misinterpret.
Nearby Words: misinterpretation, misinterpreting
Common collocations
| work | interpret work | misinterpret work |
| speech | interpret speech | misinterpret speech |
| word | interpret word | misinterpret word |
| name | interpret name | misinterpret name |
| Other words: relationship, situation, way, characters, words, actions, meaning, message, song, behavior, rules, feelings, events, lyrics, commands, motives, clues. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Charlie may not actually misinterpret him but simply over-interpret.
Source: Film / Dead Poets Society
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