as in misunderstanding
a failure to understand correctly
there are several words in English that are the result of the common misconstruing of singular forms as plurals
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as in misinterpreting
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 Synonyms for misconstruing
Noun
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The poll also found widespread misunderstanding about how common lactose intolerance is.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Rooted in the quiet rhythms of Abu Dhabi life, this intimate Emirati short examines the fragile bond between a father and daughter navigating love, duty and misunderstanding.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement Friday that the 1st Circuit was misinterpreting the 14th Amendment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Clever Hans, a German horse in the early 1900s, seemed able to do math—but was really responding to his trainer’s subtle cues, a classic case of misinterpreting performance.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But is Gemma misreading the signs?—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
30 Sep. 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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“Misconstruing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconstruing. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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