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  • 41meaning — n. 1) to misconstrue a meaning 2) an accepted; basic; clear; connotative; double, equivocal; figurative; literal; obscure meaning 3) grammatical; lexical; referential meaning 4) in a meaning (in the accepted meaning of the word) * * * [ miːnɪŋ]… …

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  • 42distort — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To change by pressure] Syn. warp, crush, twist; see bend 1 . 2. [To alter the meaning] Syn. pervert, misrepresent, misconstrue, twist; see deceive , lie 1 . 3. [To change shape] Syn. contort, sag, twist, slump, knot, get out …

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  • 43misconceive — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. misconstrue, miscalculate, misinterpret, err; see mistake , misunderstand . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To understand incorrectly: misapprehend, misconstrue, misinterpret, misread, mistake, misunderstand. See UNDERSTAND …

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  • 44misjudge — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make a wrong judgment, usually of a person] Syn. presume, prejudge, suppose, presuppose, misapprehend, be partial, be overcritical, be unfair, be one sided, be misled, come to a hasty conclusion; see also misunderstand .… …

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  • 45misinterpret — mis|in|ter|pret [ˌmısınˈtə:prıt US ə:r ] v [T] to not understand the correct meaning of something that someone says or does, or of facts that you are considering = ↑misread, misconstrue ↑misconstrue ▪ Some parts of the report could be… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46misconstrual — noun a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately) • Syn: ↑misconstruction • Derivationally related forms: ↑misconstrue (for: ↑misconstruction), ↑misconstrue …

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  • 47misconstruction — noun 1. a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑misconstrual • Derivationally related forms: ↑misconstrue, ↑misconstrue (for: ↑misconstrual) …

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  • 48Misjudge — Mis*judge , v. t. & i. To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to misconstrue. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 49Theodor W. Adorno — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 20th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE |thumb|260px|frame image caption = Max Horkheimer (front left), Theodor Adorno (front right), and Jürgen Habermas in the background, right, in 1965 at… …

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  • 50Intercourse, Pennsylvania — (pop. roughly 1,000) is an unincorporated village in Leacock Township, Lancaster County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is ten miles east of Lancaster along PA 340. The village is located within the 17534 ZIP code, 717 area code, and 768… …

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