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misconstrued

misconstrued adjective: interpreted erroneously, understood incorrectly; misunderstood. Also the simple past and past participle of misconstrue.

Adjective

misconstrued

  1. Interpreted erroneously, understood incorrectly; misunderstood.

Also used as

misconstrued is also the simple past and past participle of misconstrue.

Questions about misconstrued

What does misconstrued mean?
Misconstrued means interpreted erroneously, understood incorrectly; misunderstood.
What part of speech is misconstrued?
Misconstrued is an adjective.

Words near misconstrued in the dictionary

  1. misconstruction
  2. misconstructions
  3. misconstructive
  4. misconstructs
  5. misconstrue
  6. misconstrued
  7. misconstruer
  8. misconstruers
  9. misconstrues
  10. misconstruing
  11. misconstruings

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