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
But no matter the intent — the intent can be right, but when things get misconstrued, or however the media wants to portray it, that leaves a void of silence and a lot of questions for the guys on our team.
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
But no matter the intent, intent can be right, but when things get misconstrued or however the media wants to portray it, that leaves a void of silence and a lot of questions for the guys on our team.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
No good will come to the Palestinian cause from any association, however misconstrued, with violent attacks such as the one in Manchester.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Knox’s first interview with the police was without a translator and many of her statements appeared to be misconstrued.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
But no matter the intent, intent can be right, but when things get misconstrued or however the media wants to portray it, that leaves a void of silence and a lot of questions for the guys on our team.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
No good will come to the Palestinian cause from any association, however misconstrued, with violent attacks such as the one in Manchester.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Knox’s first interview with the police was without a translator and many of her statements appeared to be misconstrued.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconstrue
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While many people get covid after receiving a covid shot, because the vaccine’s ability to prevent infection wears off pretty fast, some misunderstand the purpose of the shot, said Otto Yang, an infectious disease specialist at UCLA Health.—
Phillip Reese,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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So both sides have misunderstood his constituency.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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At the start of the trial Thursday, DOJ lawyers contended that Lin’s explanation was misinterpreted.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
29 Oct. 2025
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Garth Shanklin, New Richmond's director of communications, said the district misinterpreted the department's letter.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 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 15 Nov. 2025.
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