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misinterpretation vs misreading

misreading vs misinterpretation

misinterpretation and misreading both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misinterpretation Yes No No No
misreading Yes No No No
As nouns, misreading is a hyponym of misinterpretation; that is, misreading is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misinterpretation:
  • misinterpretation: putting the wrong interpretation on
  • misreading: misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading
Other hyponyms of misinterpretation include imbroglio, misconstrual, misconstruction.
misinterpretation (noun) misreading (noun)
putting the wrong interpretation on misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading
Difference between misinterpretation and misreading

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