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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Even so, that study has been misinterpreted to build this legal challenge to fluoride.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2025 -
The dynamic between these three incredible actresses is electric and layered, less about what’s said and more about what’s withheld, what’s misinterpreted, what’s long overdue.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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If the foundry sits buried beneath Intel’s bloated structure, the market will continue to misread its upside.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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For example, time was misread as tme, good was misread as goo, and large was misread as lar.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
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“Misconstrued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconstrued. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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