Statistics are easy to misinterpret.
Source: tatoeba (3492078)
Misinterpret
//ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt//
Synonyms for "misinterpret" (65 found)
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Related words (32)
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15 translations across 9 languages.
French
1 entries- mésinterpréter verb (to interpret wrongly)
Galician
1 entries- malinterpretar verb (to interpret wrongly)
German
1 entries- missverstehen verb (to interpret wrongly)
Greek
1 entries- παρερμηνεύω verb (to interpret wrongly)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- feiltolke verb (to interpret wrongly)
- mistolke verb (to interpret wrongly)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- feiltolke verb (to interpret wrongly)
- mistolke verb (to interpret wrongly)
Spanish
2 entries- malentender verb (to interpret wrongly)
- malinterpretar verb (to interpret wrongly)
Swedish
4 entries- feltolka verb (to interpret wrongly)
- misstolka verb (to interpret wrongly)
- misstyda verb (to interpret wrongly)
- vantolka verb (to interpret wrongly)
Telugu
1 entries- వక్రీకరించు verb (to interpret wrongly)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
"Tom, you do know this is a public forum, don't you? Throwing a hissy fit because people happened to misinterpret your Facebook post makes you seem controlling and humourless, and more or less guarantees still more mocking responses."
Source: tatoeba (3854012)
It's easy to misinterpret the actions and intentions of others.
Source: tatoeba (7753556)
It's easy to misinterpret things when they're taken out of context.
Source: tatoeba (10113977)
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