Meanings
plural misinterpretations · alternative Early Modern obsolete misseinterpretacion
- countableuncountableAn instance of misinterpreting.
1 more example
Charmed as was De Brooke at the outward effects of his Rosilia's sensibility, yet at the same time pained at the situation of his child, conscious that she attracted all eyes upon her, and fearful also of the misinterpretation of affectation or weakness given to it by her ladyship, he looked at his sister, who, comprehending his wishes, lent her kind interference, and conducted Rosilia from the apartment.
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), Duty and Inclination: […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 78–79
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Czech dezinterpretace
- dezinterpretaceinstance of misinterpreting
French contresens
- contresensinstance of misinterpreting
German Fehlinterpretation
- Fehlinterpretationinstance of misinterpreting
Irish míchiall
- míchiallinstance of misinterpreting
Italian fraintendimento
- fraintendimentoinstance of misinterpreting
Norwegian Bokmål feiltolkning
- feiltolkninginstance of misinterpreting
Polish błędna interpretacja
- błędna interpretacjainstance of misinterpreting
Russian неправильное истолкова́ние, неправильное толкова́ние
- неправильное истолкова́ние (nepravilʹnoje istolkovánije)instance of misinterpreting
- неправильное толкова́ние (nepravilʹnoje tolkovánije)instance of misinterpreting
- неправильное понима́ние (nepravilʹnoje ponimánije)instance of misinterpreting
Scottish Gaelic mì-bhreithneachadh
- mì-bhreithneachadhinstance of misinterpreting
Spanish malinterpretación
- malinterpretacióninstance of misinterpreting
Swedish feltolkning, misstolkning
- feltolkninginstance of misinterpreting
- misstolkninginstance of misinterpreting
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Cite this entry
misinterpretation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misinterpretation
“misinterpretation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misinterpretation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misinterpretation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misinterpretation.
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