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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMisinterpretation
/ˌmɪsɪntəˈprɪteɪʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or fact of explaining or understanding something wrongly.
"The diplomat warned that the statement was open to misinterpretation by foreign media." - 2
A false or incorrect explanation or understanding of a text, action, or event.
"Her silence was treated as a misinterpretation of the company's new policy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'misinterpretation' is derived from the prefix 'mis-', meaning 'wrongly', and 'interpretation', which comes from the Latin 'interpretatio', meaning 'explanation' or 'translation'. The term has evolved to encompass the act of understanding something incorrectly, particularly in contexts of communication and analysis.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misinterpretation" is said worldwide
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mauvaise interprétation
Transliteration: movɛz ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pʁe.ta.sjɔ̃
"Cette remarque a conduit à une mauvaise interprétation générale."
Fehlinterpretation
Transliteration: ˈfeːlʔɪntɐpʁetaˈt͡sjoːn
"Die Studie litt unter einer schwerwiegenden Fehlinterpretation der Daten."
errata interpretazione
Transliteration: erˈrata inter.pre.taˈtsjo.ne
"Evitate qualsiasi errata interpretazione delle sue parole."
mala interpretación
Transliteration: ˈmala in.teɾ.pɾe.taˈsjon
"El artículo dio lugar a una gran mala interpretación."
má interpretação
Transliteration: ˈma ĩ.tɛʁ.pɾe.taˈsãw
"Houve uma má interpretação do contrato assinado."
गलत अर्थ निकालना
Transliteration: galat arth nikalna
"उनके भाषण का गलत अर्थ निकालना आसान था।"
误解
Transliteration: wùjiě
"避免对协议产生任何误解是至关重要的。"
오해
Transliteration: o-hae
"그의 발언은 많은 오해를 불러일으켰다."
誤解
Transliteration: gokai
"彼女はそのデータを誤解していた。"
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