misconstruing
misconstruing is the present participle and gerund 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
Noun
misconstruing (plural misconstruings)
- An instance of something being misconstrued; a misconstrual.
Forms of misconstruing
| plural | misconstruings |
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Questions about misconstruing
- What does misconstruing mean?
- Misconstruing means an instance of something being misconstrued; a misconstrual.
- What is misconstruing the present participle and gerund of?
- Misconstruing is the present participle and gerund of misconstrue.
- What part of speech is misconstruing?
- Misconstruing is a noun.
- What is the plural of misconstruing?
- The plural of misconstruing is misconstruings.
Words near misconstruing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: misconstruing (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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