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Webster 1913 Edition
Misconstrue
Mis-con′strue
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Misconstrued
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Misconstruing
.] To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
Do not, great sir,
misconstrue
his intent. Dryden.
Much afflicted to find his actions
misconstrued
. Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Misconstrue
MISCON'STRUE
,Verb.
T.
Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent.
A virtuous emperor was much affected to find his actions misconstrued.
Definition 2024
misconstrue
misconstrue
English
Verb
misconstrue (third-person singular simple present misconstrues, present participle misconstruing, simple past and past participle misconstrued)
- (transitive) To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
- 1975: ...,furthermore, I hope my meaning won’t be lost or misconstrued,... - Paul Simon, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover from the album Still Crazy after All These Years.
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to interpret erroneously
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