misconstrue
verb/ˌmɪskənˈstruː/
/ˌmɪskənˈstruː/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they misconstrue | /ˌmɪskənˈstruː/ /ˌmɪskənˈstruː/ |
| he / she / it misconstrues | /ˌmɪskənˈstruːz/ /ˌmɪskənˈstruːz/ |
| past simple misconstrued | /ˌmɪskənˈstruːd/ /ˌmɪskənˈstruːd/ |
| past participle misconstrued | /ˌmɪskənˈstruːd/ /ˌmɪskənˈstruːd/ |
| -ing form misconstruing | /ˌmɪskənˈstruːɪŋ/ /ˌmɪskənˈstruːɪŋ/ |
- misconstrue something (as something) to understand somebody’s words or actions wrongly synonym misinterpret
- He deliberately misconstrued everything I said.
- It is easy to misconstrue confidence as arrogance.
- It’s easy to misconstrue shyness as unfriendliness.
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