misconstrue

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English

Etymology

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(deprecated template usage)

From Middle English misconstruen, equivalent to mis- +‎ construe.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(transitive) To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
- 1975: Paul Simon, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover from the album Still Crazy after All These Years.
  […] furthermore, I hope my meaning won’t be lost or misconstrued […]

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Translations

to interpret erroneously

Chinese:
Mandarin: 誤會／误会 (zh) (wùhuì), 误会 (zh) (wùhuì), 誤解／误解 (zh) (wùjiě), 误解 (zh) (wùjiě)
Dutch: misverstaan (nl), verkeerd interpreteren
Finnish: tulkita väärin, ymmärtää väärin
German: fehldeuten, falsch deuten, falsch interpretieren
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Hungarian: félreértelmez (hu)
Norwegian: feiltolke
Russian: неправильно понять pf (nepravilʹno ponjatʹ), ошибочно истолковать pf (ošibočno istolkovatʹ)
Spanish: malinterpretar (es)
Swedish: misstolka (sv), feltolka

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