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Misconstrue definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MISCON'STRUE, v.t. To interpret erroneously either words or things. It is important not to misconstrue the Scriptures.
Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent.
A virtuous emperor was much affected to find his actions misconstrued.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss]

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (-construes, -construed, -construing) 1 interpret (a word, action, etc.) wrongly. 2 mistake the meaning of (a person). Derivatives: misconstruction n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Misconstrue Mis*con"strue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misconstrued; p. pr. & vb. n. Misconstruing.] To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. --Dryden. Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued. --Addison.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(misconstrues, misconstruing, misconstrued) If you misconstrue something that has been said or something that happens, you interpret it wrongly. (FORMAL) An outsider might misconstrue the nature of the relationship... = misinterpret VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Mistranslate, misrender. 2. Misinterpret, misapprehend, misjudge, misunderstand.

Moby Thesaurus

bias, color, contort, distort, err, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, judge amiss, misapply, misappreciate, misapprehend, miscalculate, miscite, miscompute, misconceive, misconjecture, misdeem, misdirect, misesteem, misestimate, misevaluate, misexplain, misexplicate, misexpound, misinterpret, misjudge, misquote, misread, misreckon, misrender, misrepresent, mistake, misthink, mistranslate, misunderstand, misuse, misvalue, pervert, slant, squeeze, strain, strain the sense, torture, twist the words, varnish, wrench