misconster
misconster is the obsolete form of misconstrue.
Meaning of misconstrue
Verb
misconstrue (third-person singular simple present misconstrues, present participle misconstruing, simple past and past participle misconstrued)
- To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
- His words were misconstrued as an insult.
- Synonyms:
- misconstruct, misinterpret, misunderstand, confound, confuse, misanalyze, misapprehend, miscomprehend, misconceive, misjudge
Forms of misconster
| third-person singular present | misconsters |
|---|---|
| present participle | misconstering |
| past participle | misconstered |
| past | misconstered |
Origin of misconster
From mis- + conster.
Questions about misconster
- What is misconster the obsolete form of?
- Misconster is the obsolete form of misconstrue.
Words near misconster in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: misconster (page history and authors); misconstrue (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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