bias
color
contort
distort
garble
get one wrong
get wrong
gloss
misapply
misapprehend
miscite
misconceive
misconstrue
misdeem
misdirect
misexplain
misexplicate
misexpound
misinterpret
misjudge
misquote
misread
misrepresent
mistake
mistranslate
misunderstand
misuse
pervert
slant
squeeze
strain
strain the sense
torture
twist the words
varnish
wrench