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Synonyms for misconstrue
ˌmɪs kənˈstru; esp. Brit. mɪsˈkɒn strumis·con·strue
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Princeton's WordNet
misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amissverb
interpret in the wrong way
"Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
Synonyms:
misread, misunderstand, misapprehend, misinterpret, misconceive, be amiss
Dictionary of English Synonymes
misconstrueverb
Synonyms:
mistranslate, misrendermisconstrueverb
Synonyms:
misinterpret, explain wrongly
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#51767 | misunderstand | |
#60503 | misread | |
#95126 | misinterpret | |
#194129 | misconstrue |
How to use misconstrue in a sentence?
You all will misconstrue things the way you see fit.
Domestic terror, White domestic terror, is a real issue in this country, these individuals were killed because they were Black. That attack was not on First Baptist, that attack was on Mother Emanuel AME Church. So let's not misconstrue what this issue is.
After the bill died, Mr. Gonzalez returned to the private sector, anyone who is now trying to misconstrue his service in our office years ago is obviously trying to hurt Marco's presidential campaign.
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