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misconstrue

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To interpret something incorrectly.

He misconstrued her silence as agreement.

Dictionary practice example.

A new volunteer was under the misapprehension that every donated object had already been checked. He began to misconstrue Eleni's questions as criticism of the person who had accepted the desk.

From A Closer Look at the Old Desk.

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