verb
- interpreting or understanding something wrongly
Usage: present participle of misconstrue
Examples
- She was misconstruing his friendly gesture as romantic interest.
- The media kept misconstruing the politician’s statements.
- He accused them of misconstruing his words deliberately.
- Stop misconstruing everything I say as criticism.
- The students were misconstruing the assignment requirements.
- By misconstruing the data, they reached the wrong conclusion.