misconstrued

Meanings

• verb

  to understand or interpret incorrectly

  - "Despite clear instructions, some students still managed to misconstrued the problem."
  - "The politician's opponents misconstrued his words, leading to a public outcry."

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Synonyms

misinterpret , misunderstand

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with misconstrued
misconstrue , brew , new , few , true , mew , few , skew , stew , grew , through , blew , and a few more.

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Homonyms

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1. misconducted (English) : Behaving badly or improperly.
   

2. misconduct (English) : Improper or unlawful behavior, especially by a public official.
   

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Homophones

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1. misconducted, misconduct, misconception, misconstrue, mistook, mistooken, mistookenly, mistookenness, and others.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of misconstrued that leads to same result
mis-construe , mis-construed , mis-construes , mis-construing , misconstrue , misconstrued , misconstrues , misconstruing

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Forms

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misconstrues, misconstruedly, misconstruing, misconstruedness.

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Etymology

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From Old French 'misconstruer', meaning 'to construct incorrectly, misshape'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'misconstrued' contains the letters i, s, t, r, u, and e, which are the most commonly used letters in the English language. It also contains the letter m, which is the 13th letter of the alphabet. The longest word in English that can be made using the letters in 'misconstrued' is 'emistresses'.

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Related Concepts

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1. misinterpretation: The act of understanding or interpreting something incorrectly or in a way that is different from the intended meaning.

2. miscommunication: The failure to effectively convey or understand information between individuals or groups.

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Culture

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In literature, misconstrued has been used to describe misunderstandings, misinterpretations, and miscommunications between characters. In art, it can be used to explore themes of deception and misunderstanding.

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