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145 entries under verb topic. ×
| slump(change, twist, alter, deceive) | |
| snarl(confuse, overlook, misunderstand, misinterpret) | |
| snow(change, twist, alter, deceive) | |
| take amiss(expression, confuse, mistake, misunderstand) | |
| take for(expression, confuse, overlook, misunderstand) | |
| take the wrong way | |
| take wrongly(expression, confuse, mistake, misunderstand) | |
| tangle(confuse, overlook, misunderstand, misinterpret) | |
| trip | |
| trump up(expression, change, twist, alter) | |
| underrate(disregard, blow, misunderstand, misread) | |
| whitewash(change, twist, alter, deceive) | |
| wind(change, twist, alter, deceive) | |
| writhe(change, twist, alter, deceive) | |
| bugger up | |
| construe | |
| deflect | |
| get the wrong idea about(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, misunderstand) | |
| get the wrong impression about(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, misunderstand) | |
| interpret |
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