Misinterpret

Verb

 * 1) To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand.

Thesaurus
bias, bugger up, color, contort, distort, err, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, judge amiss, make a miscue, make a mistake, misapply, misappreciate, misapprehend, miscalculate, miscite, miscompute, misconceive, misconjecture, misconstrue, miscue, misdeem, misdirect, misesteem, misestimate, misevaluate, misexplain, misexplicate, misexpound, misidentify, misjudge, misquote, misread, misreckon, misrender, misrepresent, mistake, misthink, mistranslate, misunderstand, misuse, misvalue, pervert, screw up, slant, squeeze, strain, strain the sense, torture, twist the words, varnish, wrench

Etymology
From.

Derived terms

 * misinterpretable
 * misinterpretation
 * misinterpreter