| Main Entry: | misinterpret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | misconstrue |
Synonyms: |
distort, err, falsify, garble, miscalculate, misread, misrepresent, mistake, misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | misinterpret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | misunderstand |
Synonyms: |
distort, err, miscalculate, misconceive, misconstrue, misread, pervert |
| Main Entry: | misinterpret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
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Adjectives: |
credulous, bathetic, besotted, bigoted, borne, conceited, confined, crotchety, dogmatic, euhemeristic, fanatical, fussy, ill-judging, illiberal, impracticable, inexplicable, infatuated, intolerant, jaundiced, malentendu, misinterpreted, misjudged, misjudging, narrow-minded, one-sided, opinionated, opinionative, opinioned, partial, positive, prejudiced, purblind, self-opinioned, short-sighted, stupid, superficial, tendentious, unreasonable, unreasoning, untranslatable, untranslated, wedded to an opinion, wrong-headed, yeasty
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| Main Entry: | distort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deform; falsify |
Synonyms: |
alter, angle, belie, bend, bias, buckle, change, collapse, color, con, contort, crush, curve, deceive, decline, deteriorate, deviate, disfigure, doctor*, fake, fudge, garble, gnarl, knot, lie, make out like, mangle, melt, misconstrue, misinterpret, misrepresent, misshape, pervert, phony up, put one on, sag, scam*, slant, slump, snow*, torture, trump up, twist, warp, whitewash, wind, wrench, writhe |
Antonyms: |
beautify, shape nicely, straight |
| Main Entry: | garble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up, misrepresent |
Synonyms: |
belie, color, confuse, corrupt, distort, doctor, falsify, jumble, misinterpret, mislead, misquote, misstate, mutilate, obscure, pervert, slant, tamper with, twist, warp |
Antonyms: |
decipher, order, pronounce, represent, translate, unscramble |
| Main Entry: | misapprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get the wrong idea, impression |
Synonyms: |
blunder, confuse, err, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misread, miss, mistake, misunderstand |
Antonyms: |
apprehend, comprehend, understand |
| Main Entry: | miscalculate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a mistake |
Synonyms: |
blow*, blunder, discount, disregard, drop the ball, err, get signals crossed, get wrong, go wrong, mess up*, misconstrue, miscount, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, misreckon, miss by a mile, misunderstand, mix up, overestimate, overlook, overrate, overvalue, slip up, stumble, underestimate, underrate, undervalue |
Antonyms: |
do correctly, figure correctly, succeed |
| Main Entry: | misconstrue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get a wrong or false impression |
Synonyms: |
distort, exaggerate, misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, mistake, mistranslate, misunderstand, pervert, take the wrong way |
Antonyms: |
discern, get, perceive, understand |
| Main Entry: | misrepresent/misquote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie, distort |
Synonyms: |
adulterate, angle, beard, belie, build up, cloak, color, con, confuse, cover up, disguise, distort, dress, embellish, embroider, equivocate, exaggerate, falsify, garble, give snow job, mangle, mask, miscolor, misinterpret, misreport, misstate, overdraw, overstate, palter, pervert, phony up, pirate*, prevaricate, promote, puff, skew, slant, snow*, spread it on, stretch, take out of context, throw a curve, trump up, twist, warp |
Antonyms: |
be forthright, be honest, explain |
| Main Entry: | mistake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up, misunderstand |
Synonyms: |
addle, be off the mark, be wrong, blunder, botch, bungle, confound, confuse, deceive oneself, err, fail, get wrong, goof, have wrong impression, jumble, lapse, make a mess, misapprehend, miscalculate, misconceive, misconstrue, miscount, misdeem, misinterpret, misjudge, misknow, misread, miss, miss the boat, not know, omit, overestimate, overlook, put foot in, slip up, slip*, snarl, take for, tangle, underestimate |
Antonyms: |
be certain, be sure, comprehend, interpret, perceive, understand |