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
Prevaricate and misinterpret are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prevaricate" instead a verb "Misinterpret".
Nearby Words: misinterpretation, misinterpreting
Prevaricate
Prevaricate verb - To make a statement one knows to be untrue.
Misinterpret and prevaricate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Misinterpret" instead a verb "Prevaricate".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- slant and misinterpret
- slant and prevaricate
- lie and misinterpret
- lie and prevaricate
- twist and misinterpret
- twist and prevaricate
- warp and misinterpret
- warp and prevaricate
- distort and misinterpret
- distort and prevaricate
- misrepresent and misinterpret
- misrepresent and prevaricate
- pervert and misinterpret
- pervert and prevaricate
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