misconstrued

verb

Definition of misconstruednext
past tense of misconstrue
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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“Misconstrued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconstrued. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.

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