[ noun ] putting the wrong interpretation on <noun.communication> his misinterpretation of the question caused his errorthere was no mistaking her meaning
Misinterpretation \Mis`in*ter"pre*ta"tion\, n. The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.
Several senior U.S. officials said the language was changed merely to avoid what they said was a "misinterpretation" of their position after the June Toronto summit, the most recent time the more detailed formulation was repeated.
The possibility of misinterpretation is no justification for suppression.
Some actions in the Iran-Contra affair were done under an oral finding which was open to misinterpretation, Boren said.
The company termed that action "ill-founded" and said it was based on a misinterpretation of reports given to a state regulatory agency.
But he concedes that it might make partnerships more vulnerable to negative publicity and even takeover fears. The accountancy firms say that revealing profits would lead to misinterpretation.
'I hope this is some sort of misinterpretation of your remarks,' he wrote.