Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb misinterpret

3 senses of misinterpret

Sense 1
misinterpret -- (interpret falsely)
       => rede, interpret -- (give an interpretation or explanation to)

Sense 2
misread, misinterpret -- (interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!")
       => take, read -- (interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!")

Sense 3
misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss -- (interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks")
       => interpret, construe, see -- (make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?")