misinterpret · verb
Sens et exemples
Comprendre de façon erronée un message, une action ou une situation.
He misinterpreted her silence as agreement, although she was still considering how best to explain her concerns.
A brief written reply can be misinterpreted when the reader cannot hear the speaker's tone.
The report misinterprets a temporary fall in demand as evidence of a permanent change in customer behaviour.
By asking one further question, she avoided misinterpreting a comment that had initially sounded dismissive.
Formes
- misinterpret base form
- misinterprets third-person singular present
- misinterpreted past tense; past participle
- misinterpreting present participle