Meaning & use
Misconstrued
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Wrongly interpreted or understood the meaning of something someone said or did.
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She felt her comment had been misconstrued as an insult, when she only meant it as a joke.
The politician's remarks were widely misconstrued by the press.
A note on using this word
Often used defensively, as in "my words were misconstrued," to suggest the listener, not the speaker, was at fault.
Words with a similar meaning
misinterpretedmisunderstood
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Words with an opposite meaning
understoodclarified
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