That was a misinterpretation.
Source: tatoeba (2439905)
Misinterpretation
Synonyms for "misinterpretation" (72 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (15)
Strong matches (21)
Related words (36)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
1 entriesderived from
2 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
1 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 11 languages.
Czech
1 entries- dezinterpretace noun (instance of misinterpreting)
French
1 entries- contresens noun (instance of misinterpreting)
Galician
1 entries- malinterpretación noun (instance of misinterpreting)
German
1 entries- Fehlinterpretation noun (instance of misinterpreting)
Irish
1 entries- míchiall noun (instance of misinterpreting)
Italian
1 entries- fraintendimento noun (instance of misinterpreting)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- feiltolkning noun (instance of misinterpreting)
Russian
3 entries- неправильное истолкова́ние noun (instance of misinterpreting)
- неправильное понима́ние noun (instance of misinterpreting)
- неправильное толкова́ние noun (instance of misinterpreting)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- mì-bhreithneachadh noun (instance of misinterpreting)
Spanish
1 entries- malinterpretación noun (instance of misinterpreting)
Swedish
2 entries- feltolkning noun (instance of misinterpreting)
- misstolkning noun (instance of misinterpreting)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
It appears there was a misinterpretation on your part.
Source: tatoeba (12117156)
Charmed as was De Brooke at the outward effects of his Rosilia's sensibility, yet at the same time pained at the situation of his child, conscious that she attracted all eyes upon her, and fearful also of the misinterpretation of affectation or weakness given to it by her ladyship, he looked at his sister, who, comprehending his wishes, lent her kind interference, and conducted Rosilia from the apartment.
Source: wiktionary
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.