Hypertext Webster Gateway: "misconstrue"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Misconstrue \Mis*con"strue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misconstrued};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconstruing}.]
To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. --Dryden.
Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued.
--Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
misconstrue
v : interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments
as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: {misinterpret},
{misconceive}, {misunderstand}, {misapprehend}, {be
amiss}]
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