interpret wrongly

Frequency: 7.512.3 per million words

To understand or explain the meaning of something in an incorrect way.

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Examples (10)

  • He tends to interpret her silence wrongly as disinterest.
  • The jury wrongly interpreted his hesitation as guilt.
  • Don't interpret my kindness wrongly; I'm just being polite.
  • Her intentions were often wrongly interpreted by her colleagues.
  • If you interpret the data wrongly, your conclusions will be flawed.
  • The report could be wrongly interpreted by the public if not clarified.
  • Many people interpret his reserved nature wrongly as arrogance.
  • It's easy to interpret cultural nuances wrongly without sufficient background.
  • She felt her words had been deliberately interpreted wrongly by the media.
  • We must be careful not to interpret historical events wrongly based on modern values.