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
Knox’s first interview with the police was without a translator and many of her statements appeared to be misconstrued.
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Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
But for others, this stability is misconstrued as a sign that effort is no longer needed.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In retrospect Winnie realizes it was misconstrued.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
But it definitely got misconstrued and perceived in a different way.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misconstrue
Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
But for others, this stability is misconstrued as a sign that effort is no longer needed.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In retrospect Winnie realizes it was misconstrued.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
But it definitely got misconstrued and perceived in a different way.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconstrue
Verb
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Lambert said that misunderstanding the limits of local authority likely fueled the online reaction.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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But to argue that any of this research adds up to a substantial account of intelligence misunderstands the nature of such human traits and what can be expected from scientific explanations of them.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Her self-annihilation is grisly and impossible to misinterpret as a final repudiation of her role in the HMS Courageous bombing and, until Grace announces she’d like Hal to be her vice-president, is the most intense and far-reaching twist of the episode.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Mainstream rap nowadays is suffocating from meaningless rivalries, subliminal shots for stans to decode and misinterpret, and redundant talk of who’s really in the streets and who’s snitching.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
14 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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This badly misreads Gaza's political culture.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Misconstrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconstrue. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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