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Definition of misconstrue verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

misconstrue

verb

NAmE//ˌmɪskənˈstru//

misconstrue something (as something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they misconstrue

he / she / it misconstrues

past simple misconstrued

-ing form misconstruing

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to understand someone's words or actions wrongly synonym misinterpret He deliberately misconstrued everything I said. It is easy to misconstrue confidence as arrogance.

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