misconstrue
misconstrue is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. Dryden. Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued. Addison.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abuse
- away
- bad
- catachresis
- coloring
- construction
- cross
- cross-reading
- detort
- distort
- exaggeration
- explain
- false
- falsification
- falsify
- garble
- give
- lying
- meaning
- misacceptation
- misapplication
- misapply
- misapprehend
- misapprehension
- misconceive
- misconstruction
- misinterpret
- misinterpretation
- misrepresent
- misrepresentation
- misspell
- misstate
- mistake
- mistranslate
- misunderstand
- misunderstanding
- parody
- perversion
- pervert
- play
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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