Misconstrue
21misconstrue — mis·construe …
22misconstrue — mis•con•strue [[t]ˌmɪs kənˈstru[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]mɪsˈkɒn stru[/t]] v. t. strued, stru•ing to misunderstand the meaning of • Etymology: 1350–1400 …
23misconstrue — /mɪskənˈstru / (say miskuhn strooh) verb (t) (misconstrued, misconstruing) to construe wrongly; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret; misunderstand …
24misconstrue — Ho ohepa, wehewehe hewa, koho hewa …
25misconstrue — v.tr. ( construes, construed, construing) 1 interpret (a word, action, etc.) wrongly. 2 mistake the meaning of (a person). Derivatives: misconstruction n …
26Misconstrued — Misconstrue Mis*con strue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misconstrued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconstruing}.] To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. [1913 Webster] Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Much afflicted to… …
27Misconstruing — Misconstrue Mis*con strue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misconstrued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconstruing}.] To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. [1913 Webster] Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Much afflicted to… …
28mistake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. misunderstand, err, misidentify. n. error, blunder, misunderstanding, slip. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A blunder] Syn. error, false step, blunder, slip; see error 1 . 2. [A misunderstanding] Syn.… …
29misinterpret — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. misconstrue, garble, misrepresent, falsify, distort, miscalculate; see also mistake , misunderstand . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. misconstrue, misread. see misunderstand III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To understand… …
30misunderstand — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. err, misconceive, misinterpret, miscomprehend, misjudge, miscalculate, misreckon, misapply, misconstrue, be at crosspurposes, be perplexed, be bewildered, confuse, confound, have the wrong impression, fail to understand,… …
