Meaning & use
Misconstrue
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To interpret or understand something incorrectly, often unintentionally.
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Please don't misconstrue my silence as agreement.
The comment was misconstrued as a threat, when it was meant as a joke.
A note on using this word
Combines "mis-" with "construe" (to interpret), from Latin "construere," meaning to build or arrange.
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