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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
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
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 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 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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