missdeuten

to misinterpret / misconstrue

English meaning: to misinterpret / misconstrue
CEFR level: C1 — Advanced
Dictionary: German words with M

missdeuten in a sentence

Seine Worte wurden völlig missdeutet.
His words were completely misinterpreted.

Conjugation of missdeuten

ichmissdeute

dumissdeutest

er/sie/esmissdeutet

wirmissdeuten

ihrmissdeutet

sie/Siemissdeuten

Simple past (er/sie/es): missdeutete
Perfect: hat missdeutet

Word family

missdeuten is built from deuten (to interpret/indicate) and miss (mis-, un- (prefix)). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Words that go with missdeuten

die Abhandlunga treatise / discourse / pamphlet das Akrostichonacrostic akzentuierento accentuate (stress)die Allegorieallegory die Alliterationalliteration die Ambiguitätambiguity das Ammenmärchenan old wives tale die Anaphoraanaphora anonymisierento anonymize anprangernto denounce / pillory die Anspielungan innuendo / allusion anstachelnto goad / egg on

Questions about missdeuten

How do you conjugate missdeuten?

Present tense: missdeute, missdeutest, missdeutet, missdeuten, missdeutet, missdeuten. Simple past: missdeutete. Perfect: hat missdeutet.

What does missdeuten mean in English?

missdeuten means "to misinterpret / misconstrue". For example: "Seine Worte wurden völlig missdeutet." — "His words were completely misinterpreted."

What level is missdeuten in German?

missdeuten is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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