misinterpreting

• These men had a fine faculty for misunderstanding, misinterpreting, and misrepresenting other people's thoughts. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers, V9
• Lest I should be suspected of misinterpreting or exaggerating Roosevelt's opinion of President Wilson, during the first two years of the war, I quote two or three passages, taken at random, which will prove, I hope, that I have summarized him truly. —  Theodore Roosevelt; An Intimate Biography
• The one instance that I hope I am misinterpreting was when Andrew Lovedale, the Nigerian on Davidson, was taking a free throw in the second half in front of the Duke University Marching Band. —  The Chronicle
• Perhaps misinterpreting media characterizations of big oil companies, they see Sarah Palin as someone who stood up to wrong, and thus revere her example. —  Latest Articles
• Actually the teachers have been practicing autocracy in the universities in Bangladesh by misinterpreting the term autonomy that was given to the university authorities. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase

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