单词 | misconstrue |
释义 | misconstrueverb mis·con·strue ˌmis-kən-ˈstrü misconstrued; misconstruing transitive verb 1 : to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret misconstrued her words/meaning/silence He does not want his real name used in the newspaper because even the most innocent statement could be misconstrued here and lead to trouble, he says. Lynne Duke I instantly turned away, lest he should see and misconstrue my emotion. Anne Brontë 2 : to misinterpret the meaning, intention, or character of (someone) … it is the post-Vietnam revisionists who have most ironically misconstrued [Herman] Melville. Frederick Crews … a sad sack whom no one would misconstrue as charming. Karen Karbo misconstrue verbas in to misunderstand to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of claimed that the press had misconstrued her comments Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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