" misinterpret "

1: to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bend,

•  color,

•  cook,

•  distort,

•  falsify,

•  fudge,

•  garble,

•  misrelate,

•  misrepresent,

•  misstate,

•  pervert,

•  slant,

•  twist,

•  warp

•  Antonyms : 

•  appreciate,

•  apprehend,

•  catch,

•  comprehend,

•  conceive,

•  fathom,

•  get,

•  grasp,

•  grok,

•  know,

•  make out,

•  penetrate,

•  perceive,

•  savvy,

•  see,

•  seize,

•  take in,

•  understand

2: to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town "

•  Synonyms : 

•  misapprehend,

•  misconstrue,

•  misknow,

•  misperceive,

•  misread,

•  miss,

•  mistake,

•  misunderstand

•  Antonyms : 

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