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interpret

explain

Related forms: interpret · 4 words in this dictionary

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4 words

To understand or explain something wrongly or incorrectly.

mis+interpret

Shared component: interpret · explain

the act of interpreting something in a new or different way.

re+interpret+ation

Shared component: interpret · explain

The act of understanding or explaining something incorrectly.

mis+interpret+ation

Shared component: interpret · explain