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
But for others, this stability is misconstrued as a sign that effort is no longer needed.
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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
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
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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
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Others gave unclear answers that could be misinterpreted if one isn’t well-versed in state law, which as Andrade and Scott pointed out, gives pretty broad exemptions for parents who want to opt their children out of drug immunization.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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The catch, though, is that this hard exterior is often misinterpreted as coldness or disinterest (which is why clear communication is so important).—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
26 Aug. 2025
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Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the University of Pennsylvania, and a vocal Kennedy critic, said Trump might be misreading the MAHA appeal in trying to appease his base.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trump has thus misread the Brazilian political landscape by assuming that external pressure would weaken Lula, overlooking the extent to which Brazil’s economic interdependence with China and the pragmatism of its electorate constrain any sharp foreign policy realignment in Washington’s favor.—
HUSSEIN KALOUT,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Misconstrued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconstrued. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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