misconstrues

verb

present tense third-person singular of misconstrue
as in misunderstands
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of claimed that the press had misconstrued her comments

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Recent Examples of misconstrues In granting the President this unbridled authority, the Court upends its precedent, misconstrues our history, and sheds any pretense of judicial modesty. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 June 2026 Finally, the policy misconstrues preventative care. — Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconstrues
  1. misunderstands
  2. misreads
  3. misinterprets
Verb
  • Ribera insists that this misunderstands the European perspective.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Imagine a fall-detection system that fails at night, a workplace safety monitor that misses a crucial action or a robot that misunderstands what a person is doing because it’s never seen that exact interaction before.
    — Bo Wang, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of misunderstands
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  • Hal once again — not without reason and copious precedent — misreads the situation and lets fly with the bare facts of the situation.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The backlash intensified after reports of immigration authorities accessing Flock data, officers abusing the network to stalk women, and misreads that led to innocent people held at gunpoint.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of misreads
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  • Billie, in turn, misinterprets that line as a message about wanting to open their relationship.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The current debate often misinterprets AI's role, focusing too much on job replacement and efficiency.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of misinterprets

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“Misconstrues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconstrues. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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