misconstrue

misconstrue
Synonyms and related words:
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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  • Misconstrue — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • misconstrue — 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,… …   Law dictionary

  • misconstrue — (v.) late 14c., to put a wrong construction on (words or deeds), from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + CONSTRUE (Cf. construe). Related: Misconstrued; misconstruing …   Etymology dictionary

  • misconstrue — [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 …   New thesaurus

  • misconstrue — ► VERB (misconstrues, misconstrued, misconstruing) ▪ interpret wrongly …   English terms dictionary

  • misconstrue — [mis΄kən stro͞o′] vt. misconstrued, misconstruing to construe wrongly; misinterpret; misunderstand misconstruction [mis΄kənstruk′shən] n …   English World dictionary

  • misconstrue — [[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 …   English dictionary

  • misconstrue — 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… …   English dictionary

  • misconstrue — /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. * * * …   Universalium

  • misconstrue — verb /mɪskənˈstruː/ To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand. See Also: misconstrual, misconstruation …   Wiktionary

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