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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
Verb
[-struing, -strued] to interpret mistakenly
misconstruction n
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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
Translations

misconstrue [mɪskənˈstruː] vtinterpretar mal
misconstrue [mɪskənˈstruː] vtmal interpréter
misconstrue [mɪskənˈstruː] vtmissverstehen
misconstrue [mɪskənˈstruː] vtinterpretare male

misconstrue
v misconstrue [ˌmiskənˈstruː]
(formal) to misunderstand; to interpret wrongly That's not what she meant, her statement was misconstrued.verkeerd opvatيُفَسِّر تَفْسيراً خاطِئاпогрешно тълкувамšpatně si vyložit, nepochopitmisforståmißverstehenπαρεξηγώ, παρερμηνεύωinterpretar mal, malinterpretarvääriti mõistmaبد تعبیر کردنmal interpréterלְפָרֵש לא נָכוֹןगलत अर्थ लगानाkrivo tumačitifélreért, félremagyarázsalah pahamfraintendere誤解するneteisingai aiškinti/suprastipārprast, nepareizi iztulkotmenyalahtafsirkanverkeerd begrijpen; verkeerd opvattenmisforstå; fordreiemylnie interpretowaćнеправильно истолковыватьnesprávne interpretovaťnapačno (si) razlagatipogrešno protumačitimiss-, feltolkaเข้าใจความหมายผิดyanlış anlamak誤解неправильно тлумачитиغلط مفہوم لیناhiểu 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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