Misconstrued
[,mɪskən'stru:d]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Misconstrue
Editor: Stanton
Examples
- Mr Fledgeby, I will not have my words misconstrued. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I hope that I may not be misconstrued into saying that the progenitors of whales did actually possess mouths lamellated like the beak of a duck. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Editor: Stanton