MISCONSTRUE Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

misconstrue

verb

ˌmis-kən-ˈstrü

Definition of misconstrue

as in to misunderstand

to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of claimed that the press had misconstrued her comments

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Recent Examples of misconstrue Sherman misconstrued my letter. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026 Over 50 people, including Churchill’s grandson, signed a letter saying Cammock had misconstrued the facts in her video. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 June 2026 Later, in the stadium, Amir Guerami from Westwood explained that many fans from the Southern California community wanted Iran to win but also wanted to make sure support of a team wasn’t misconstrued as support for the government. — Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 16 June 2026 Which, by the way, is also being misconstrued. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for misconstrue

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Loving spouses disappoint us, supportive parents fail us, close friends misunderstand us, and even terrific children create enormous stress.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Hopefully Hollywood won’t misunderstand the lesson in those projects’ success.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of misunderstand

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Testimony is an account and people are often wrong or misinterpret about what happened to them.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Legal and other professionals unaware of the range of natural responses to trauma can easily misinterpret these behaviors as signs of lying or malingering.

— Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of misinterpret

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The backlash intensified after reports of immigration authorities accessing Flock data, officers abusing the network to stalk women, and misreads that led to innocent people held at gunpoint.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Here is the part that gets misread as a story about one industry or one demographic.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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