Dictionary (v. t.) To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.Thesaurus bias color contort distort err garble get one wrong get wrong gloss judge amiss misapply misappreciate misapprehend miscalculate miscite miscompute misconceive misconjecture misdeem misdirect misesteem misestimate misevaluate misexplain misexplicate misexpound misinterpret misjudge misquote misread misreckon misrender misrepresent mistake misthink mistranslate misunderstand misuse misvalue pervert slant squeeze strain strain the sense torture twist the words varnish wrench |