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Free sign upThe phrase "and he was misconstrued" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing a situation where someone's words or actions were misunderstood or interpreted incorrectly.
Example: "During the meeting, he expressed his concerns about the project, but unfortunately, and he was misconstrued by his colleagues as being overly critical."
Alternatives: "and he was misunderstood" or "and he was misinterpreted."
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He is misconstruing goals.
Mr Barton is now apologising again, this time in case anything he said was "misconstrued".
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It got into the wrong hands and was misconstrued.
Today he says his comment was misconstrued.
On May 16 Holder tried to retract his "too big to jail remarks" with a very unconvincing walkback in which he said he had been "misconstrued" and that "there is no bank, there's no institution, there's no individual who cannot be investigated and prosecuted by the United States Department of Justice".
Sorry if my posting was misconstrued.
"I think it was misconstrued, the way it came off".
That was what was misconstrued to say I orchestrated violence.
"I regret if my comment was misconstrued," Mr. Daniels continued.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com