misinterpretation
noun
mis·in·ter·pre·ta·tion ˌmi-sᵊn-ˌtər-prə-ˈtā-shən 
-pə-
plural misinterpretations
: failure to understand or interpret something correctly
an error caused by misinterpretation of the rules
: a mistaken interpretation … it soon becomes obvious to workers in the field that misunderstandings and misinterpretations of conventional terms seriously interfere with scholarly communication.
Juergan Eichhoff
Juergan Eichhoff
Synonyms
- incomprehension
- misapprehension
- misconstruction
- misconstruing
- misimpression
- misknowledge
- misreading
- misunderstanding
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Word History
First Known Use
1538, in the meaning defined above
misinterpretation
noun
as in misunderstanding
a failure to understand correctly his misinterpretation of the ambiguously worded instructions was hardly his fault Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- misunderstanding
- misreading
- misconstruction
- misconstruing
- misimpression
- incomprehension
- mistake
- misconception
- misperception
- misapprehension
- misknowledge
- astigmatism
- misprision
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- understanding
- perception
- knowledge
- comprehension
- conception
- appreciation
- apprehension
- grasp
- realization
- awareness
- consciousness
- grokking
- prehension
- for size
- for some reason
- for some reason or another
- for some reason or other
- for some strange reason
- for some time
- for some/whatever reason
- for someone's eyes only
- for someone's information
- for someone's liking
- for someone's part
- for someone's taste
- for sport
- for starters
- for storage
- for sure
- for that
- for that matter
- for the asking
- for the best
- for the better
- for the birds
- for the chop
- for the common good
- for the common/public good