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misconstrue

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mis·con·strue  (mskn-str)
tr.v. mis·con·strued, mis·con·stru·ing, mis·con·strues
To mistake the meaning of; misinterpret.

misconstrue [ˌmɪskənˈstruː]
vb -strues, -struing, -strued
(tr) to interpret mistakenly
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.misconstrue - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"

misconstrue
verb misinterpret, misunderstand, misjudge, misread, mistake, misapprehend, get a false impression of, misconceive, mistranslate, get your lines crossed about, make a wrong interpretation of An outsider might misconstrue the nature of the relationship.
Translations
misconstrue [ˌmɪskənˈstruː] VTinterpretar mal, malinterpretar

misconstrue [ˌmɪskənˈstruː] vtmal interpréter

misconstrue
vtmissverstehen, missdeuten, falsch auslegen; you have misconstrued my meaningSie haben mich falsch verstanden; to misconstrue something as somethingetw irrtümlicherweise für etw halten

misconstrue [ˌmɪskənˈstruː] vtinterpretare male
misconstrue [ˌmɪskənˈstruː] vtinterpretare male

misconstrue
v misconstrue [ˌmiskənˈstruː]
(formal) to misunderstand; to interpret wrongly That's not what she meant, her statement was misconstrued. verkeerd opvat يُفَسِّر تَفْسيراً خاطِئا погрешно тълкувам špatně si vyložit, nepochopit misforstå mißverstehen παρεξηγώ, παρερμηνεύω interpretar mal, malinterpretar vääriti mõistma بد تعبیر کردن mal interpréter לְפָרֵש לא נָכוֹן गलत अर्थ लगाना krivo tumačiti félreért, félremagyaráz salah paham fraintendere 誤解する 오해하다 neteisingai aiškinti/suprasti pārprast, nepareizi iztulkot menyalahtafsirkan verkeerd begrijpen; verkeerd opvatten misforstå; fordreie mylnie interpretować неправильно истолковывать nesprávne interpretovať napačno (si) razlagati pogrešno protumačiti miss-, feltolka เข้าใจความหมายผิด yanlış anlamak 誤解 неправильно тлумачити غلط مفہوم لینا hiểu sai; giải thích sai


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If it be asked what is to be the consequence, in case the Congress shall misconstrue this part of the Constitution, and exercise powers not warranted by its true meaning, I answer, the same as if they should misconstrue or enlarge any other power vested in them; as if the general power had been reduced to particulars, and any one of these were to be violated; the same, in short, as if the State legislatures should violate the irrespective constitutional authorities.
Still, when I reached my chamber, I felt a pang at the idea she should even temporarily misconstrue what she had seen.
She leant back while the more earnest members of the club began to misconstrue her.
 
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