misinfer
/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɜr/
verb
- To draw a wrong conclusion from evidence or information.
- If you only read the headline, you might misinfer the article's main point.
- The detective warned the team not to misinfer from the partial fingerprint.
- She misinferred his silence as agreement, but he was actually just confused.
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