misconstruing

ˌmɪskənˈstruːɪŋ

Definition

Definition of misconstruing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

interpretation

Rare

an act of understanding something in the wrong way

Rare

His misconstruing of her words caused confusion.

carnival

Adjective

confusing

Rare

causing misunderstanding or misinterpretation

Rare

His misconstruing remarks led to a heated debate.

confusing

misleading

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Origin of misconstruing

Latin, mis- (wrong) + construere (to build)

Examples of misconstruing in a sentence

The judge warned that misconstruing the contract terms could lead to costly mistakes.
The misconstruing instructions confused the entire team.
Her misconstruing comments made the situation worse.

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French:méprise, trompeur, ...
German:Fehlinterpretation, missverständlich, ...
Italian:fraintendimento, fuorviante, ...
Spanish:malinterpretación, confuso, ...
Portuguese:má interpretação, confuso, ...
Chinese:误解, 误导性的, ...
Japanese:誤解, 誤解を招く, ...
Arabic:سُوءُ فَهْم, مضلل, ...
Hebrew:פֵּרוּשׁ_שָׁגוּי, מַבלבֵּל, ...
Russian:неправильное толкование, запутывающий, ...
Ukrainian:хибне тлумачення, заплутуючий, ...
Hindi:गलत व्याख्या, भ्रामक, ...
Bengali:ভুল ব্যাখ্যা, ভুল ব্যাখ্যামূলক, ...
Catalan:malsentès, confús, ...
Czech:mylný výklad, matoucí, ...
Danish:misforståelse, misvisende, ...
Dutch:misinterpretatie, verwarrend, ...
Greek:παρερμηνεία, παρερμηνευτικός, ...
Hungarian:félreértelmezés, félreérthető, ...
Khmer:ការយល់ច្រឡំ, ដែលបង្កឱ្យមានការយល់ច្រឡំ ឬបកស្រាយខុស, ...
Korean:오해, 오해를 불러일으키는, ...
Persian:سوءتعبیر, سوء تفاهم‌برانگیز, ...
Polish:błędna interpretacja, mylący, ...
Portuguese (BR):interpretação errada, confuso, ...
Romanian:interpretare greșită, interpretat greșit, ...
Swedish:feltolkning, förvirrande, ...
Thai:การตีความผิด, ทำให้เข้าใจผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış anlama, yanıltıcı, ...
Vietnamese:sự hiểu sai, gây hiểu lầm, ...

misconstrue

ˌmɪskənˈstruː

Definition of misconstrue - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

misunderstandingmisunderstand the meaning or intention of words or actions

Her friendly advice was misconstrued as criticism..
His silence was misconstrued as agreement.
The joke was misconstrued by the audience.

misinterpret

misjudge

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Origin of misconstrue

Latin, mis (wrongly) + construere (to build)

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French:mal interpréter, ...
German:missverstehen, ...
Italian:fraintendere, ...
Spanish:tergiversar, ...
Portuguese:interpretar mal, ...
Chinese:误会, ...
Japanese:誤解する, ...
Arabic:أَساءَ فَهْم, ...
Hebrew:לְפָרֵשׁ לֹא נָכוֹן, ...
Russian:неправильно истолковывать, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно зрозуміти, ...
Hindi:गलत समझना, ...
Bengali:ভুল বোঝা, ...
Catalan:malinterpretar, ...
Czech:špatně pochopit, ...
Danish:misforstå, ...
Dutch:misverstaan, ...
Greek:παρερμηνεύω, ...
Hungarian:félreérteni, ...
Khmer:យល់ច្រឡំ, ...
Korean:오해하다, ...
Persian:بد تعبیر کردن, ...
Polish:źle zrozumieć, ...
Portuguese (BR):interpretar mal, ...
Romanian:a înțelege greșit, ...
Swedish:missuppfatta, ...
Thai:เข้าใจผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış anlamak, ...
Vietnamese:hiểu lầm, ...

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Definition of misconstruing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Definition of misconstrue - Reverso English Dictionary

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