Misinterpretation
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Erroneous interpretation; a wrong understanding or explanation.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.
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noun.
An instance of
misinterpreting
.
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noun.
putting the wrong interpretation on
Word Usage
"At the same time, Mr Karzai rejected what he called the misinterpretation of the law by Western journalists."