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misconstruct

/ˌmɪskənˈstɹʌkt/

misconstruct verb: to construct wrongly.

Verb

misconstruct (third-person singular simple present misconstructs, present participle misconstructing, simple past and past participle misconstructed)

  1. To construct wrongly.
    Synonyms:
    misbuild
  2. To construe or interpret erroneously.
    • Near-synonyms: misinterpret, misportray, misapprehend, miscomprehend, misunderstand

Synonyms of misconstruct

All synonyms of misconstruct

Forms of misconstruct

third-person singular presentmisconstructs
present participlemisconstructing
past participlemisconstructed
pastmisconstructed

Origin of misconstruct

From mis- + construct.

Questions about misconstruct

What does misconstruct mean?
Misconstruct means to construct wrongly.
What part of speech is misconstruct?
Misconstruct is a verb.
How do you pronounce misconstruct?
Misconstruct is pronounced /ˌmɪskənˈstɹʌkt/.
What is the past tense of misconstruct?
The past tense of misconstruct is misconstructed.

Words near misconstruct in the dictionary

  1. misconstruals
  2. misconstruance
  3. misconstruances
  4. misconstruation
  5. misconstruations
  6. misconstruct
  7. misconstructed
  8. misconstructing
  9. misconstruction
  10. misconstructions
  11. misconstructive

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