MISCONSTRUE
(verb) interpret in the wrong way
"Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism", "She misconstrued my remarks"
synonyms : be amiss , misapprehend , misconceive , misinterpret , misunderstand
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Mnemonics for misconstrue
(Tag: ) Misconstrue = Mis + Cons + True. Someone is 'Missing' the 'True' fact.
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(Tag: ) mis/cons/true:interpreting true thing in a CON(contradictly) manner;i.e.interpret incorrectly
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(Tag: English) You have a presentation on a some technology; you come out with a comprehensive research about the "pros" and the "cons". In the presentation you "construe/explain" them. mis(bad/wrong)+contrue(explain) => if you wrongly explain people attending wil
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