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as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning
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as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town
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Recent Examples of misinterpret
Andrew Kelly | Reuters DETROIT — Investors misinterpreted a public offering on Wednesday by Lucid Group that raised roughly $1.75 billion — and led to the stock’s worst daily performance in nearly three years, CEO Peter Rawlinson told CNBC.
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Michael Wayland, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
From reading scripts for stereotypes, to going frame-by-frame to review Super Bowl commercials for anything that could be misinterpreted, to educating teams on cultural symbols, colors and phrases.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Research from ecommerce enabler Digital River highlighted that chatbots were considered a pain point for shoppers, whose queries were often misinterpreted or too complex to receive helpful guidance.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The bigger problem is that people often misinterpret a toothy smile as aggression and become scared, Haug says.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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Michael Wayland, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
From reading scripts for stereotypes, to going frame-by-frame to review Super Bowl commercials for anything that could be misinterpreted, to educating teams on cultural symbols, colors and phrases.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Research from ecommerce enabler Digital River highlighted that chatbots were considered a pain point for shoppers, whose queries were often misinterpreted or too complex to receive helpful guidance.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The bigger problem is that people often misinterpret a toothy smile as aggression and become scared, Haug says.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent reporting by the Orange County Register also brought to light a pair of cases in which two candidates misrepresented nomination papers to get on the ballot.Tri Ta, Orange County Register, 24 Oct. 2024
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To categorize these words as solely Gen Z or Gen Alpha slang misrepresents their history, and over-simplifies the way in which language evolves and grows.Casey Clark, Parents, 15 Oct. 2024
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By strip-mining messages into bland, lifeless summaries, Apple seems to be misunderstanding what makes texting so special in the first place.Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2024
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The Democratic Party greatly misunderstood voter concerns about democracy, exit polls show.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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To distort the true picture of their progress, others might even try deliberately publishing misleading research, with AI assisting in the creation of convincing fabrications.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Topographic features on Earth’s surface, such as mountains and deep-sea trenches, also distort its shape slightly.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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