as in misunderstanding
a failure to understand correctly
there are several words in English that are the result of the common misconstruing of singular forms as plurals
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as in misinterpreting
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
claimed that the press had misconstrued her comments
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Noun
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After Alicent’s misunderstanding — which leads to Aegon II claiming the throne — Rhaenyra prepares for war and gathers allies to fight for her rightful claim to the throne.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026 -
False hopes about working in retirement speak to fundamental misunderstandings about retirement and the labor market, experts say.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Verb
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What employers are misreading Employers are not ignoring these problems.—
Bob Batchelor,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
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Boards that assume future action will suffice are misreading the timing.—
Maman Ibrahim,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Analysts believe there’s a danger of both sides misinterpreting each other’s actions.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
18 May 2026
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Comey says the image was political commentary, not a call to violence, and removed the post immediately after realizing some people were misinterpreting it as threatening.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Misconstruing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconstruing. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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