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misconstrue [ˌmɪskənˈstruː] vb -strues, -struing, -strued
(tr) to interpret mistakenly ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 vt → missverstehen, missdeuten, falsch auslegen; you have misconstrued my meaning → Sie haben mich falsch verstanden; to misconstrue something as something → etw irrtümlicherweise für etw halten misconstrue [ˌmɪskənˈstruː] vt → interpretare male misconstrue [ˌmɪskənˈstruː] vt → interpretare male 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 误解 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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