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interpret vs misunderstand

misunderstand vs interpret

interpret and misunderstand both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
interpret No No Yes No
misunderstand No No Yes No
As verbs, misunderstand is a hyponym of interpret; that is, misunderstand is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than interpret:
  • interpret: make sense of; assign a meaning to
  • misunderstand: interpret in the wrong way
Other hyponyms of interpret include be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, read between the lines, mythicise, mythicize, literalise, literalize, spiritualise, spiritualize, reinterpret, allegorise, allegorize, read, take, read, read, scan, draw out, educe, elicit, evoke, extract.
interpret (verb) misunderstand (verb)
make sense of; assign a meaning to interpret in the wrong way
make sense of a language
give an interpretation or explanation to
restate (words) from one language into another language
give an interpretation or rendition of
create an image or likeness of
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