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misconstrue
CIDE DICTIONARY
misconstrue, v. t.
To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. [1913 Webster]
"Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent." [1913 Webster]
"Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
misconstrue, v.tr. (-construes, -construed, -construing)
1 interpret (a word, action, etc.) wrongly.
2 mistake the meaning of (a person).
1 interpret (a word, action, etc.) wrongly.
2 mistake the meaning of (a person).
Derivative
misconstruction n.
THESAURUS
misconstrue
bias, color, contort, distort, err, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, judge amiss, misapply, misappreciate, misapprehend, miscalculate, miscite, miscompute, misconceive, misconjecture, misdeem, misdirect, misesteem, misestimate, misevaluate, misexplain, misexplicate, misexpound, misinterpret, misjudge, misquote, misread, misreckon, misrender, misrepresent, mistake, misthink, mistranslate, misunderstand, misuse, misvalue, pervert, slant, squeeze, strain, strain the sense, torture, twist the words, varnish, wrenchROGET THESAURUS
misconstrue
Misinterpretation
VB misinterpret, misapprehend, misunderstand, misconceive, misspell, mistranslate, misconstrue, misapply, mistake, misrepresent, pervert, explain wrongly, misstate, garble, distort, detort, travesty, play upon words, stretch the sense, strain the sense, stretch the meaning, strain the meaning, wrest the sense, wrest the meaning, explain away, put a bad construction on, put a false construction on, give a false coloring, be at cross purposes, play at cross purposes.For further exploring for "misconstrue" in Webster Dictionary Online