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Definition of misconstrue verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

misconstrue

 verb
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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