Misconstrue
1Misconstrue — Mis*con strue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misconstrued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconstruing}.] To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. [1913 Webster] Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Much afflicted to find his… …
2misconstrue — I verb be confused, be in error, be misled, be wrong, blunder, confuse, construe wrongly, distort, fail to understand, garble, get wrong, have an incorrect impression, make a mistake, misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misjudge, misread,… …
3misconstrue — (v.) late 14c., to put a wrong construction on (words or deeds), from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + CONSTRUE (Cf. construe). Related: Misconstrued; misconstruing …
4misconstrue — [v] get a wrong or false impression distort, exaggerate, misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, mistake, mistranslate, misunderstand, pervert, take the wrong way; concept 15 Ant. discern, get, perceive, understand …
5misconstrue — ► VERB (misconstrues, misconstrued, misconstruing) ▪ interpret wrongly …
6misconstrue — [mis΄kən stro͞o′] vt. misconstrued, misconstruing to construe wrongly; misinterpret; misunderstand misconstruction [mis΄kənstruk′shən] n …
7misconstrue — [[t]mɪ̱skənstru͟ː[/t]] misconstrues, misconstruing, misconstrued VERB If you misconstrue something that has been said or something that happens, you interpret it wrongly. [FORMAL] [V n] An outsider might misconstrue the nature of the relationship …
8misconstrue — UK [ˌmɪskənˈstruː] / US [ˌmɪskənˈstru] verb [transitive] Word forms misconstrue : present tense I/you/we/they misconstrue he/she/it misconstrues present participle misconstruing past tense misconstrued past participle misconstrued to understand… …
9misconstrue — /mis keuhn strooh / or, esp. Brit., /mis kon strooh/, v.t., misconstrued, misconstruing. to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret. [1350 1400; ME; see MIS 1, CONSTRUE] Syn. misread, misapprehend, misjudge. * * * …
10misconstrue — verb /mɪskənˈstruː/ To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand. See Also: misconstrual, misconstruation …
