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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But on Sunday, Torquay released a statement apologising to the fans, while also saying the issue had been a misunderstanding that had nothing to do with them.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026 -
To this end, the event was likely either a misunderstanding or a deliberate probing of China’s aerial defense response.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The school divisions sued, arguing the federal government is misinterpreting Title IX and unlawfully using federal funding to coerce local policy changes.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Jan. 2026
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The developer’s legal team says Hollywood officials are misinterpreting state law by refusing to accept Margaritaville as the height benchmark.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps chalk it up to her misreading the room or being overeager.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Executives who dismiss culture as intangible or uncontrollable are misreading how today’s markets and consumers behave.—
Christopher Vollmer,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Misconstruing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconstruing. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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