To deliberately misinterpret what someone says or does. As misinterpretation is to mistakenly interpret someone's words or actions, disinterpretation is is to deliberately fail to interpret someone's words or actions correctly.
Karen is wilfully disinterpreting our border and immigration policy to everyone she speaks to, because she enjoys saying people are filled with of hate.
Person 1 talking to Person 2 about an incident last night.
Person 1: "you tried to manipulate me!"
Person 2: "no, I was trying to help you! You misinterpretive whore!"
To pretend to know the meaning of a word and incorrectly use, explain or define it to others.
After Jimmy explained that his boss presented the material in a languid manner, Sally, having no clue but wanting to sound educated, nodded and misinterpretated to her friends that she didn't like bosses who used too many words either.
When someone looks at a guy in a swimsuit, or in tight boxers, and misinterprets the size of the penis in it. Usually, bulge misinterpretation (or BMI) is only used when theestimate was in the favour of the estimand, i.e. several sizes too large.
"I met him in the swimming pool, and I really thought he was packing, but turns out I made quite the bulge misinterpretation! I was thinking salami, but it was more likefrankenweenie."