his misinterpretation of the question caused his error
there was no mistaking her meaning
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Misinterpretation — Mis in*ter pre*ta tion, n. The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misinterpretation — index catachresis, distortion, error, fallacy, misapplication, misestimation, misjudgment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. Wi … Law dictionary
misinterpretation — (n.) 1570s; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + INTERPRETATION (Cf. interpretation) … Etymology dictionary
Misinterpretation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Misinterpretation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 misinterpretation misinterpretation misapprehension misunderstanding misacceptation| misconstruction misapplication Sgm: N 1 catachresis catachresis Sgm: N 1 eisegesis… … English dictionary for students
misinterpretation — UK [ˌmɪsɪntɜː(r)prɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌmɪsɪntɜrprɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms misinterpretation : singular misinterpretation plural misinterpretations a wrong way of understanding or explaining something Make sure there can… … English dictionary
misinterpretation — mis|in|ter|pre|ta|tion [ ,mısıntɜrprı teıʃn ] noun count or uncount a wrong way of understanding or explaining something: Make sure there can be no misinterpretation of what was intended. liable/open/subject to misinterpretation: It s a subtle… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
misinterpretation — misinterpret ► VERB (misinterpreted, misinterpreting) ▪ interpret wrongly. DERIVATIVES misinterpretation noun … English terms dictionary
misinterpretation — noun see misinterpret … New Collegiate Dictionary
misinterpretation — See misinterpret. * * * … Universalium
misinterpretation — noun An instance of misinterpreting … Wiktionary
