Spanish

Etymology

    From mal- + interpretar.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /malinteɾpɾeˈtaɾ/ [ma.lĩn̪.t̪eɾ.pɾeˈt̪aɾ]
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Syllabification: ma‧lin‧ter‧pre‧tar, mal‧in‧ter‧pre‧tar

    Verb

    malinterpretar (first-person singular present malinterpreto, first-person singular preterite malinterpreté, past participle malinterpretado)

    1. (transitive) to misinterpret, to misunderstand, to misread, to misconstrue, to misapprehend
      Synonym: malentender

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