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misconstruct

verb
/ˌmɪskənˈstɹʌkt/

Etymology

From mis- + construct.

  1. borrowed from cōnstrūctus
  2. prefixed as misconstruct — “mis + construct”

Definitions

  1. To construct wrongly.

  2. To construe or interpret erroneously.

    • Near-synonyms: misinterpret, misportray, misapprehend, miscomprehend, misunderstand

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA