[VN] ~ sth (as sth / doing sth) to understand sth/sb wrongly
SYNMISCONSTRUE, MISREAD:
His comments were misinterpreted as a criticism of the project. * She deliberately misinterpreted the question.
compareINTERPRET
misinterpretation noun [U,C]:
A number of these statements could be open to misinterpretation (= could be understood wrongly). * a gross misinterpretation of the facts
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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