Misconstrue
11misconstrue — Synonyms and related words: bias, color, contort, distort, err, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, judge amiss, misapply, misappreciate, misapprehend, miscalculate, miscite, miscompute, misconceive, misconjecture, misdeem, misdirect,… …
12misconstrue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. misunderstand, misrepresent, get or take wrong, take amiss. See misjudgment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. exaggerate, distort, pervert; see mistake , misunderstand . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …
13misconstrue — mis|con|strue [ˌmıskənˈstru:] v [T] formal to ↑misunderstand something that someone has said or done ▪ His behaviour could easily be misconstrued …
14misconstrue — mis|con|strue [ ,mıskən stru ] verb transitive to understand something wrongly: He said his comments had been misconstrued …
15misconstrue — v. misinterpret, misunderstand …
16misconstrue — [mɪskən stru:] verb (misconstrues, misconstruing, misconstrued) interpret wrongly …
17misconstrue — v. a. 1. Mistranslate, misrender. 2. Misinterpret, misapprehend, misjudge, misunderstand …
18misconstrue — verb (T) formal to misunderstand something that someone has said or done …
19misconstrue — verb Pete s shyness is misconstrued as unfriendliness Syn: misunderstand, misinterpret, misconceive, misapprehend, mistake, misread; be mistaken about, get the wrong idea about, get it/someone wrong …
20misconstrue — v misinterpret, misunderstand, misapprehend, misread, misconceive; misjudge, miscalculate, misreckon; put the wrong meaning on, garble, change the sense of, get the wrong idea, get a false impression; Sl. goof, Sl. screw up, mix up, misrepresent …
