verb
- interpreted wrongly; understood incorrectly
Usage: past tense and past participle of misconstrue
Examples
- Her silence was misconstrued as agreement.
- The reporter misconstrued the politician’s statement.
- I think you’ve misconstrued my intentions.
- His joke was misconstrued as an insult.
- The data was misconstrued by the research team.
- She felt her words had been misconstrued by the media.
- The contract terms were misconstrued by both parties.