as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
claimed that the press had misconstrued her comments
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Recent Examples of misconstrue
Shortly after, CalPERS presented a rebuttal that said the report lacked context and misconstrued numbers about the pension system’s sustainable investments.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Kimmel was later restored to air and apologized for the way in which his comments, which seemed to imply Kirk's killer was conservative, may have been misconstrued.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
One finding, which was weak and poorly described from the start, got passed on and on, and became increasingly misconstrued to the point where everyone began avoiding all HRT outright—when the benefits often far outweigh the risks.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Nov. 2025
Despite two straight losses – and some comments from his coach that were perhaps misconstrued – Keyone Jenkins is still FIU’s starting quarterback.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Kimmel was later restored to air and apologized for the way in which his comments, which seemed to imply Kirk's killer was conservative, may have been misconstrued.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
One finding, which was weak and poorly described from the start, got passed on and on, and became increasingly misconstrued to the point where everyone began avoiding all HRT outright—when the benefits often far outweigh the risks.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Nov. 2025
Despite two straight losses – and some comments from his coach that were perhaps misconstrued – Keyone Jenkins is still FIU’s starting quarterback.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconstrue
Verb
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People keep either misunderstanding or forgetting that there are not one but two revolutions going on here, the second being accelerated computing.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Jan. 2026
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But people also misunderstand sharia and how it is applied, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Jan. 2026
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Without it, the model can misinterpret complex visual cues.—
Joanna Goodrich,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Dec. 2025
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If the brain misinterprets signals from the body, or if those signals are faulty, the brain may send out commands that cause harm.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Dec. 2025
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Bigelow’s sympathetic eye for her functionaries risks the film being misread as an argument for more robust military funding.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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The sensors meant to detect hull strain didn’t trigger proper alarms and engineers misread or dismissed the data, the report found.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Misconstrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconstrue. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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