: failure to understand or interpret something correctly an error caused by misinterpretation of the rules : a mistaken interpretation … it soon becomes obvious to workers in the field that misunderstandings and misinterpretations of conventional terms seriously interfere with scholarly communication.—

What is an example of misinterpretation?

Misinterpret is defined as to incorrectly describe or understand something. An example of misinterpret is thinking someone said they would meet you at seven, when they really said eleven.

What is the definition misinterpreted?

transitive verb. 1 : to explain wrongly His comment on the speech misinterprets the speaker's meaning. 2 : to understand wrongly Her silence should not be misinterpreted as consent.