1. (

• misinterpret

) interpret falsely ;

2. (

• misread ,
• misinterpret ,

) interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!" ;

3. (

• misconstrue ,
• misinterpret ,
• misconceive ,
• misunderstand ,
• misapprehend ,
• be_amiss ,

) interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" ;