Misconstrue
[mɪskən'struː] or [,mɪskən'stru]
Definition
(verb.) interpret in the wrong way; 'Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism'; 'She misconstrued my remarks'.
Editor: Nolan--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
Edited by Bertram
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Mistranslate, misrender.[2]. Misinterpret, explain wrongly.
Edited by Helen
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CONSTRUE]
Typist: Ruth
Definition
v.t. to construe or to interpret wrongly.
Typed by Cyril
Examples
- Still, when I reached my chamber, I felt a pang at the idea she should even temporarily misconstrue what she had seen. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- 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.
Typed by Doreen