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Being misconstrued
verb
To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
Exact(33)
The error was the result of a quote being misconstrued".
At worst, any comment she makes risks being misconstrued.
The hotel said it was a loyalty scheme that was being misconstrued.
If one went missing, or suffered a collision, there is a danger of this being misconstrued as hostile action.
But he said that his comments were being misconstrued and insisted that he never claimed that Israel was a "terrorist state".
Senior officials from the Justice Department's antitrust division said they agreed to delete the provision because it was being misconstrued and was not worth redrafting.
Similar(27)
"And he was misconstrued".
Producer: Could be misconstrued.
"The issue has been misconstrued".
Often, his songs are misconstrued.
Will my absence be misconstrued as disinterest?
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