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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
misinterpret .
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Examples
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Senator John Kerry apologizing for what he calls misinterpreted words about American troops.
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Senator John Kerry apologizes for what he calls misinterpreted words about American troops.
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Confusing, however, same-gender sexual violence with homosexuality, McClurkin misinterpreted the molestation as the reason for his gay sexual orientation.
Irene Monroe: The messology of Bishop Eddie Long Irene Monroe 2010
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Confusing, however, same-gender sexual violence with homosexuality, McClurkin misinterpreted the molestation as the reason for his gay sexual orientation.
Irene Monroe: The messology of Bishop Eddie Long Irene Monroe 2010
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And Dakota Fanning might find it uncomfortable reading this article/these comments, as maybe it's been misinterpreted from the original text.
Movie Review and Discussion: The Runaways (Guest: Marisa Meltzer, Author of Girl Power) | /Film 2010
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Confusing, however, same-gender sexual violence with homosexuality, McClurkin misinterpreted the molestation as the reason for his gay sexual orientation.
Irene Monroe: The messology of Bishop Eddie Long Irene Monroe 2010
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I agree, displaying it where it could easily be misinterpreted is insensitive.
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Confusing, however, same-gender sexual violence with homosexuality, McClurkin misinterpreted the molestation as the reason for his gay sexual orientation.
Irene Monroe: The messology of Bishop Eddie Long Irene Monroe 2010
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Clinton did not mispeak, she was again misinterpreted by the rabid Obama fans that look for any excuse to criticize her campaign.
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How little indeed is permitted to part friends -- often nothing more than a tone of voice, a word misinterpreted, or something equally slight, the product very possibly of shyness, or inability for right expression on a sudden call.
The Empire of Love William J. Dawson 1891
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