misconstrue
To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectlyTo interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
» You've somehow managed to misconstrue what I have said.
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1 sensesTo interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
His words were misconstrued as an insult.
It’s easy to misconstrue her silence as agreement.
fehldeuten, falsch deuten, falsch interpretieren
неправильно понятьnepravilʹno ponjatʹ, ошибочно истолковатьošibočno istolkovatʹ
- interpret in the wrong way
Examples
5 sentencesYou've somehow managed to misconstrue what I have said.
Do not misconstrue what I say.
His statements were misconstrued.
Everything can be misconstrued.
ruВсё можно неправильно понять. — marafon
deAlles kann missverstanden werden. — Yorwba
Anything can be misconstrued.
ruВсё можно неправильно понять. — marafon
deAlles kann missverstanden werden. — Yorwba
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English misconstruen, equivalent to mis- + construe.From Middle English misconstruen, equivalent to mis- + construe.
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Forms
misconstrues, misconstruing, misconstrued, misconstrued| Base form | misconstrue · to misconstrue |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | misconstrues |
| Present participle | misconstruing |
| Past simple | misconstrued |
| Past participle | misconstrued |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
14 synonyms- interpret in the wrong way:misinterpretmisconceivemisunderstandmisapprehendbe amiss
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.