misinterpret

to misunderstand the meaning or intention of something entirely.

to be prone to being misunderstood without much effort.

to intentionally twist or misunderstand what someone has said or done.

to stubbornly and intentionally misinterpret (wilfully is esp. BrE, willfully is esp. AmE).

indicates that a statement, action, or situation can be readily misunderstood.

to incorrectly understand one thing to be another thing.