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[mis-kuh
n-stroo or, especially Brit., mis-kon-stroo] 
–verb (used with object), -strued, -stru⋅ing.
| to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret. |
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| mis·con·strue (mĭs'kən-strōō') tr.v. mis·con·strued, mis·con·stru·ing, mis·con·strues To mistake the meaning of; misinterpret. |
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Misconstrue
Mis*con"strue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misconstrued; p. pr. & vb. n. Misconstruing.] To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. --Dryden. Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued. --Addison.
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Language Translation for : misconstrue
Spanish:
interpretar mal, malinterpretar,
German:
mißverstehen,
Japanese:
誤解する
misconstrue
c.1374, "to put a wrong construction on" (words or deeds), from mis- (1) + construe (see construct).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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