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Misconstrue
/mɪskənˈstɹuː/
To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
📖 Definitions of "Misconstrue"
verb
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To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
🔄 Synonyms of "Misconstrue"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| misunderstandverb | (transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly. |
| misinterpretverb | To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand. |
| misconceiveverb | To misunderstand. |
| misapprehendverb | (transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand. |
| ke amiss | — |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Misconstrue"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| misapprehendverb | (transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand. |
| misinterpretverb | To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand. |
| misconceiveverb | To misunderstand. |
| misunderstandverb | (transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly. |
| misreadverb | To read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of. |
| misconstructnoun | To construe or interpret erroneously. |
| misconsterverb | Obsolete form of misconstrue. [(transitive) To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.] |
| mismeanverb | (transitive) To mean or intend wrongly; mistake the meaning of; misinterpret. |
| misperceiveverb | To perceive erroneously. |
| mistakenoun | An error. |
| misexplainverb | (transitive) To explain incorrectly. |
| miskennoun | (transitive, UK dialectal) To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of. |
| misgraspverb | To fail to correctly understand; misunderstand. |
| miscomprehendverb | To misunderstand. |
| misconsiderverb | To consider wrongly; to misjudge. |
| misconveyverb | (transitive) To convey wrongly or incorrectly; give a wrong or false impression of. |
| get something twistedverb | (slang, also African-American Vernacular) To misunderstand or misconstrue; to misinterpret; to be confused or in error. |
| mishearnoun | (ambitransitive) To hear wrongly. |
| misdescribeverb | (transitive) To incorrectly explain or detail something or someone. |
| misdecipherverb | To decipher incorrectly. |
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