misconstruing
present participle ofmisconstrue
misconstrue
verb[T]
formaluk/ˌmɪs.kənˈstruː/us/ˌmɪs.kənˈstruː/toformafalseunderstandingof themeaningorintentionof something that someone does or says:
She said Harris had misconstrued hercomments.
Theircautionwas misconstruedascowardice.
Synonyms
misinterpret
misunderstand
Misunderstanding
- cross purposes
- disconnection
- don't get me wrongidiom
- get the wrong end of the stickidiom
- getyourwires crossedidiom
- labour
- misconceive
- misconceived
- misconception
- misconstruction
- misconstrue
- misread
- miss
- miss the pointidiom
- mistaken
- misunderstand
- misunderstanding
- non-comprehension
- underestimate
- wire
Examplesofmisconstruing
misconstruing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It would bemisconstruingme to say it had nothing to do with goods being in short supply.
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There is really a danger inmisconstruinghis statement.
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I feel very strongly that my noble friend is emphasising a point that might arise but that he ismisconstruingwhere the buses might go.
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It ismisconstruingthe clause to talk about individual collection by local authorities.
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Private enterprise operations are grosslymisconstruingthe present regulations in order to promote their private interests at the expense of the public welfare.
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His fear is that a clever lawyer may seek to get a client off the hook bymisconstruingthat word.
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She should know that she is, of course, completelymisconstruingthem.
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The transitional arrangements are generous: it ismisconstruingthe matter to suggest that things are somehow worse in the transitional period than they were before it.
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Either it was a genuine mistake on his part inmisconstruingthe wrong information or, subconsciously and without realising it, it was merely an attempt at self-aggrandisement.
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Whenever one gets into a bipolar argument—either/or—one ends up not only misusing language, but alsomisconstruingreality.
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Friedman accused them ofmisconstruinghis position and not caring whether what they published was true.
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