1 : to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret misconstrued her words/meaning/silence He does not want his real name used in the newspaper because even the most innocent statement could be misconstrued here and lead to trouble, he says.—
What does it mean to misconstrued someone?
to form a false understanding of the meaning or intention of something that someone does or says: She said Harris had misconstrued her comments. Their caution was misconstrued as cowardice. Synonyms. misinterpret.
How do you use misconstrue in a sentence?
interpret in the wrong way.
- She said Harris had misconstrued her comments.
- Their caution was misconstrued as cowardice.
- You have misconstrued my words.
- His behaviour could easily be misconstrued.
- You have completely misconstrued what I said.
- He deliberately misconstrued everything I said.
