misconstrue
verb (used with object)
to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret.
has misconstrued
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present perfectof misconstrue (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Explain, however, that she has misconstrued a friendship with a colleague and there is nothing for her to reveal.
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2014
“They have never said to us that the content is too sensitive” or that she has misconstrued either the content or the number of documents.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2013
Key sources claim they've been misrepresented and misquoted, that basic facts are wrong, and that the Pulitzer-winning reporter has misconstrued the larger story as well.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2011
At present I am so much more disposed to respect you than myself, that I may think what you have said was only meant for gallantry, which my ignorance of the world has misconstrued.
From The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel by Jane West
Taylor, however, has misconstrued Phavorinus' meaning though not his words.
From The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Henry Nelson Coleridge
