snúa út úr

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally "to twist out from".

Verb

snúa út úr

1. to be intentionally obtuse; to intentionally misinterpret someone's words; to deliberately misconstrue

   Vertu ekki að snúa út úr fyrir mér! ― You're deliberately misinterpreting what I said.

2. to deliberately give a nonsensical response

Derived terms

• útúrsnúningur (“intentional misinterpretation”)