resist interpretation

Frequency: 5.94.6 per million words

to be difficult to understand or explain

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Examples (10)

  • The artist's abstract painting seemed to resist any simple interpretation.
  • His cryptic remarks often resist easy interpretation, leaving us puzzled.
  • The ancient text continues to resist definitive interpretation by scholars.
  • Sometimes, dreams can be so complex that they resist straightforward interpretation.
  • The evidence presented in court appeared to resist a clear-cut interpretation.
  • Many philosophical concepts resist a single, universally accepted interpretation.
  • Her ambiguous smile made her true feelings resist any direct interpretation.
  • The data, unfortunately, began to resist our initial interpretation, suggesting anomalies.
  • Despite numerous attempts, the old poem still resists complete interpretation.
  • The meaning of the symbols might always resist full interpretation by outsiders.