misconstrue

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English - English
To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand
{v} to interpret wrong or badly
To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously
{f} misinterpret, misunderstand
interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks
If you misconstrue something that has been said or something that happens, you interpret it wrongly. An outsider might misconstrue the nature of the relationship = misinterpret. to misunderstand something that someone has said or done
misconstruction
{n} a wrong or bad interpretation
misconstruction
{i} mistaken interpretation or understanding
misconstruction
a misunderstanding or misinterpretation resulting from the use of the wrong meaning of a word that has multiple meanings
misconstruction
an ungrammatical constituent
misconstruction
an ungrammatical phrase
misconstruction
an incorrect or mistaken understanding of something
misconstruction
a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
misconstruction
Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation
misconstrued
past of misconstrue
misconstrued
{s} misunderstood, mistaken
misconstrues
third-person singular of misconstrue
misconstruing
present participle of misconstrue
misconstrue
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