Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Misinterpret /mĭs-ĭn-tẽrp'-rət/ · Mis·in·ter·pret · IPA /ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/ 01 v. t. To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense. 1. To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense.