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misconstrue

verb
verb
BrE BrE//ˌmɪskənˈstruː//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌmɪskənˈstruː//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they misconstrue
BrE BrE//ˌmɪskənˈstruː//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌmɪskənˈstruː//
 he / she / it misconstrues
BrE BrE//ˌmɪskənˈstruːz//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌmɪskənˈstruːz//
 past simple misconstrued
BrE BrE//ˌmɪskənˈstruːd//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌmɪskənˈstruːd//
 past participle misconstrued
BrE BrE//ˌmɪskənˈstruːd//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌmɪskənˈstruːd//
 -ing form misconstruing
BrE BrE//ˌmɪskənˈstruːɪŋ//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌmɪskənˈstruːɪŋ//
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misconstrue something (as something) (formal) to understand somebody’s words or actions wrongly synonym misinterpret He deliberately misconstrued everything I said. It is easy to misconstrue confidence as arrogance. It’s easy to misconstrue shyness as unfriendliness.
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