misconstrue
Meanings
Verb
- interpret in the wrong way
- "She misconstrued my remarks"
- To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English misconstruen, equivalent to mis- + construe.
Synonyms
be amiss, confound, confuse, misanalyze, misapprehend, miscomprehend, misconceive, misconstruct, misconstrue, misinterpret, misjudge, mistranslate, misunderstand, mix up
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
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misconstrue is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary