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misinterpretations

NOUN

misunderstanding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

misconception misjudgment

STRONG

confusion delusion error misapprehension misconstruction misreckoning mistake mix-up

WEAK

confounding false impression

Antonyms

STRONG

accuracy certainty correction truth understanding

Example Sentences

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This can lead to issues such as hallucinations or misinterpretations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Craig said the characters’ frequent misinterpretations took on the role of the “monster,” since this is a horror movie without a true boogeyman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

There are misinterpretations of intent and then it keeps escalating.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2023

The Fed vice chair also traditionally serves as the Fed chief's go-to official on policy communications, underscoring key messages and clarifying potential misinterpretations.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2023

Wiener has proposed, on intuitive grounds, that defects and misinterpretations in such a communication system may be an unexplored territory for psychiatry.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas