misinterpretation
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It is true, there may be Accidents, that may lead to a Misinterpretation, of which I remember a very untoward Instance in Alicant.
From Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton by Defoe, Daniel
Another generall Error, is from the Misinterpretation of the words Eternall Life, Everlasting Death, and the Second Death.
From Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas
Misinterpretation -- N. misinterpretation, misapprehension, misunderstanding, misacceptation†, misconstruction, misapplication; catachresis†; eisegesis†; cross-reading, cross-purposes; mistake &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
Misinterpretation of the language of these envois gave rise to the legend concerning the "courts of love," as we have stated in a previous chapter.
From The Troubadours by Chaytor, H.J.
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