as in misunderstood
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 misconstrued
Some argue that the centrality of conflict and aggression in human evolutionary history is overstated and even misconstrued.
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Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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
Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconstrued
Verb
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Many patients are surprised to learn that watery eyes can actually be a sign of dryness, a common but frequently misunderstood symptom.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
6 Oct. 2025
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Germany's Bild newspaper reported on Saturday that Witkoff had misunderstood Russia's position on a ceasefire deal, taking Putin's demands for Ukraine to withdraw from Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as an offer for Moscow to pull troops from the two regions.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Visconti said Kirk's detractors typically misinterpreted Kirk or twisted his comments out of context.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, the latest White House memo contends that this law has been misinterpreted.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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“Misconstrued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconstrued. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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