Crossword clues for misconstrued
misconstrued
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Misconstrue \Mis*con"strue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misconstrued; p. pr. & vb. n. Misconstruing.] To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent.
--Dryden.
Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued.
--Addison.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: misconstrue)
Usage examples of "misconstrued".
Henry sighed for even that piece of common sense insight was now being misconstrued by the apprehensive real estate agent.
She turned her head away from the main group and rubbed her jaw muscles, yawning to ease the tension in her mouth and lips: actions which could be misconstrued by 'Dinis if seen.
Not only was she attractive, intelligent and interested in my work, but she had a great deal of drive, a lot of passion that I'm afraid I misconstrued at the time.
She didn't want a sentry to come by and see her: this meeting could be misconstrued and she didn't want any more rumours about Zainal scooting about the camp.
Corana misconstrued what he said, and again, he was too tenderhearted and too gratified to correct her.
But, like many phobias, his state of mind could have been misconstrued as something else .
They’ve completely misconstrued the redshift evidence, thinking it indicates an expanding universe.
The outcry and hysteria her article provoked resulted, in my opinion, entirely from the manner in which both her purpose and her arguments were misconstrued, however.
Sometimes, words meant in the utmost respect were misconstrued by overstrung relatives of the dead and scarcely were the last shovels of earth mounded above the coffin before trouble began.