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misconstrue definition

mis·con·strue (mis′kən stro̵̅o̅′)

transitive verb misconstrued -·strued′, misconstruing -·stru′·ing

to construe wrongly; misinterpret; misunderstand

Related Forms:

misconstruction mis′·con·struc′·tion (-struk′s̸hən) noun

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