misinterpret as
Frequency: 8.015.3 per million words
to incorrectly understand one thing to be another thing.
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Examples (10)
- I realized that what I'd said could be misinterpreted as criticism.
- Her silence was misinterpreted as agreement.
- He feared his kindness would be misinterpreted as weakness.
- The politician's speech was deliberately misinterpreted as an attack on the opposition.
- Don't misinterpret my directness as rudeness.
- The report's findings were unfortunately misinterpreted as definitive proof.
- It's easy to misinterpret a complex situation as simpler than it is.
- Sometimes, a simple gesture can be profoundly misinterpreted as something else entirely.
- She warned him not to misinterpret her friendliness as romantic interest.
- The lack of immediate response should not be misinterpreted as disinterest.