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misconstrue(dictionary)

misconstrue (iou)



misconstrue verb trans. LME.
[from MIS-1 1 + CONSTRUE verb.]
Put a wrong construction on (a word, an action, etc.); mistake the meaning of (a person); take in a wrong sense. LME.
E. Bowen He had misjudged her attitude, misconstrued her motives.
Infer wrongly. rare. E19.