misconstrue

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /mɪskənˈstruː/, X-SAMPA: /mIsk@n"stru:/

Etymology

mis- +‎ construe

Verb

misconstrue (third-person singular simple present misconstrues, present participle misconstruing, simple past and past participle misconstrued)

1. (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.

Related terms

• misconstrual
• misconstruation

Translations

interpret erroneously

• Dutch: misverstaan (nl), verkeerd interpreteren (nl)
• Hungarian: félreértelmez (hu)

• Norwegian: feiltolke (no)

Anagrams

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