misinterpret

"It was more about me being excited about the game, which I think people started to misinterpret as being absolute promises. And I wasn't smart enough to realise that."

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

Don’t misinterpret Macdonald and his team’s “we don’t care” mantra.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026

It may omit relevant information while summarizing, mix up who is speaking and misinterpret context—such as missing nonverbal cues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

It’s easy for students to misunderstand and misinterpret college award letters that specify the financial aid they will receive.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025

He is quick to sense slight or insult in things others say, and frequently may misinterpret well-meant communications.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

The court "misunderstands FIFRA's requirement, misinterprets the scope of FIFRA's preemption and ultimately leaves Durness without a remedy for the significant harms he has suffered."

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Bentley introduced a detective who misinterprets the clues made available to the reader; his solution is proven wrong even though the same clues yield the correct answer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

“We’re alone,” she tells someone who misinterprets her faith as something to ward off loneliness.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024

The new research, Wen says, misinterprets these changes as caused by the core’s spin rather than to its fluctuating surface.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 25, 2023

Olly misinterprets my shiver and steps close to me to add his towel to my shoulders.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

She later said the comments had been misinterpreted.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Chatfield said her old video had been misinterpreted and she had not called for any political violence against Donald Trump.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

This could be especially helpful when individual signals are weak, unclear, or easily misinterpreted.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026

Some are mentally soothed by repeating specific words or phrases, a phenomenon known as echolalia, which can be misinterpreted by someone unfamiliar with the trait as mocking or uncooperative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Prophecies aren’t super detailed and can get misinterpreted by the recipients.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Ritholtz does exactly that, running through such surefire ways to wreck your wealth as ignoring taxes, paying excessive fees, misinterpreting data, overreacting to short-term trends, and trading too much.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

However, California State Parks said that plaintiffs’ attorneys are misinterpreting that passage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025

This means geneticists will need to update their tools to avoid misinterpreting results.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025

As rambling as it can be, misinterpreting “Die My Love” as anything other than Lawrence’s is impossible.

From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025

Since there are serious consequences to misinterpreting these statements as absolute laws, a responsible writer should insert a qualifier like on average or all things being equal, together with a slightly or somewhat.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker