单词 | misconstruing |
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 misconstruing 1 of 2 nounas in misunderstanding a failure to understand correctly there are several words in English that are the result of the common misconstruing of singular forms as plurals Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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misconstruing 2 of 2verbas in misreading to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of claimed that the press had misconstrued her comments Synonyms & Similar Words
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