misinterpret

verbs

interpret falsely
misinterpret
is a type of (narrower)
give an interpretation or explanation to
interpret, rede
interpret wrongly
"I misread Hamlet all my life!"
misinterpret, misread
is derived from
misinterpretation
interpret in the wrong way
"Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand
is derived from
misinterpretation