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misconstructing

misconstructing is the present participle and gerund of misconstruct.

Meaning of misconstruct

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

Questions about misconstructing

What is misconstructing the present participle and gerund of?
Misconstructing is the present participle and gerund of misconstruct.

Words near misconstructing in the dictionary

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

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