Meaning of MISCONSTRUE
| Pronunciation: | | `miskun'stroo
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| | Definition: | | [v] interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" |
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| | Synonyms: | | be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misunderstand |
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| | See Also: | | construe, interpret, see | |
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| | Definition: | | \Mis*con"strue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misconstrued};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconstruing}.]
To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. --Dryden.
Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued.
--Addison.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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, wrench |
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