Definition of "misinterpretation"
noun
countable and uncountable, plural misinterpretations
An instance of misinterpreting.
Quotations
Charmed as was De Brooke at the outward effects of his Rosilia's sensibility, yet at the same time pained at the situation of his child, conscious that she attracted all eyes upon her, and fearful also of the misinterpretation of affectation or weakness given to it by her ladyship, he looked at his sister, who, comprehending his wishes, lent her kind interference, and conducted Rosilia from the apartment.
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), Duty and Inclination: […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], pages 78–79