misinterpret

Derakhshan advises not to focus in on people's faces when presenting, as we can misinterpret their reactions.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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

Did “Walter Bloomberg” merely misinterpret a Fox News clip?

From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2025

He can't let it all show up on his face so that they don't misinterpret his expressions.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

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

But that misinterprets why people bothered to read about McCain when she topped the discourse mountain — she's a terrific adversary.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2023

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

“Oh, no, no, no. I think you misinterpreted that,” Sanders said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

He later said his remarks had been misinterpreted, but the comments had already become a rallying cry for young people seeking change.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Taking multiple medications increases the opportunity for a side effect to be misinterpreted as a separate diagnosis.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

She later said the comments had been misinterpreted.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Also, even if a dangler is in no danger of being misinterpreted, enough readers have trained themselves to spot danglers that a writer who leaves it incurs the risk of being judged as slovenly.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

"Without accurate assessment tools, policymakers, developers and users risk misinterpreting what AI systems can actually do," he said.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026

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

From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025

But landlord groups contend that inevitable evictions will only be delayed, since the vast majority of cases churning through the courthouses do not stem from a landlord misinterpreting the law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024

The school counselor told me this was part of the ADHD, my brain misinterpreting things.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan