were misconstruing

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of misconstrue.
  misconstrue

  verb (used with object)

  to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret.

Related Words

• distort
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