misinterpret

Example Sentences

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But like film, this pithy observation is often misinterpreted.

From Salon

"This reversal of the normal suppression effect suggests that the brain's prediction mechanism may be disrupted in people currently experiencing auditory hallucinations, which may cause their own inner voice to be misinterpreted as external speech."

From Science Daily

EDO said on Friday that the decision on the breach-of-contract claim “misinterpreted the complexity of events from a decade ago.”

From The Wall Street Journal

While conceding some of his comments were "shocking and hurtful", Fattah contends some of the old messages were misinterpreted.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times