wilfully misinterpret
Frequency: 5.50.4 per million words
to intentionally misunderstand someone or something
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Examples (10)
- He chose to wilfully misinterpret her kind advice as a personal attack.
- The media often wilfully misinterprets scientific findings to create sensational headlines.
- You must not wilfully misinterpret the legal text; its meaning is quite clear.
- Despite repeated explanations, he continued to wilfully misinterpret the project requirements.
- Some critics will always wilfully misinterpret an artist's message, regardless of its clarity.
- The politician was accused of trying to wilfully misinterpret the election results.
- It is irresponsible to wilfully misinterpret historical events to suit a modern agenda.
- She felt that her silence was being wilfully misinterpreted as agreement.
- By selectively quoting, they managed to wilfully misinterpret the entire report.
- We should be careful not to wilfully misinterpret cultural differences as deficiencies.