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Thesaurus: misconstrue

To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.

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  1. v. t. To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
  2. v. interpret in the wrong way
  3. To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. Dryden. Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued. Addison.
  4. To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. Dryden.Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued. Addison.
  5. v:100 v. interpret in the wrong way