Misinterpret
Misinterpret verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.
Read is an antonym for misinterpret.
Nearby Words: misinterpretation, misinterpreting
Read
Read verb - To go over and mentally take in the content of.
Misinterpret is an antonym for read in look at and understand written word topic.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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For when you read the name correctly but misinterpret what it means, see I Thought It Meant (for tropes) and I Thought That Was (for works).
Source: Just For Fun / I Read That As -
Jerkass Genie: Leave it to Reth to deliberately misinterpret anyone's commands to his benefit (read: stalk Evie).
Source: Literature / Paranormalcy -
Only for Rachel to notice the list on Chandler's computer, read it and misinterpret it as a list of reasons why Ross doesn't want to be with her, even though he just told her he left Julie to be with her.
Source: Third-Act Misunderstanding
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