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Misconstrue

verb/mɪskənstɹˈuː/
Definition
interpret in the wrong way
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mɪskənstɹˈuː/
🇬🇧British English
/mɪskənstɹˈuː/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mɪskənstɹˈuː/
2 syllables Say it as /mɪskənstɹˈuː/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbinterpret in the wrong way
“Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism”
Word Forms
misconstructionnouna kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
misconstrualnouna kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
misinterpretationnounputting the wrong interpretation on
misconceptionnounan incorrect conception
misunderstandingnounputting the wrong interpretation on
misapprehensionnounan understanding of something that is not correct
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
missverstehen
falsch interpretieren
🇫🇷French
mal interpréter
interpréter de la mauvaise manière
🇪🇸Spanish
interpretar mal
interpretar de manera incorrecta
🇮🇹Italian
fraintendere
interpretare nel modo sbagliato
🇳🇱Dutch
verkeerd interpreteren
op de verkeerde manier interpreteren
🇵🇹Portuguese
interpretar mal
interpretar de maneira errada
🇷🇺Russian
неправильно истолковывать
интерпретировать неправильно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गलत समझें
गलत तरीके से व्याख्या करना
🇧🇩Bengali
ভুল ধারণা করা
ভুল উপায়ে ব্যাখ্যা করা
🇮🇳Tamil
தவறான கருத்து
தவறான வழியில் விளக்கம்
🇮🇳Telugu
తప్పుగా అర్థం చేసుకోవడం
తప్పు మార్గంలో అర్థం చేసుకోండి
🇮🇳Marathi
चुकीचा अर्थ काढणे
चुकीच्या पद्धतीने अर्थ लावणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખોટો અર્થ કાઢવો
ખોટી રીતે અર્થઘટન કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಅರ್ಥೈಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು
ತಪ್ಪು ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തെറ്റായി വ്യാഖ്യാനിക്കുന്നു
തെറ്റായ രീതിയിൽ വ്യാഖ്യാനിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗਲਤ ਅਰਥ
ਗਲਤ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
غلط سمجھنا
غلط طریقے سے تشریح کریں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
误解
以错误的方式解释
🇯🇵Japanese
誤解する
間違った方法で解釈する
🇰🇷Korean
오해하다
잘못 해석하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hiểu sai
diễn giải sai cách
🇹🇭Thai
เข้าใจผิด
ตีความไปในทางที่ผิด
🇮🇩Indonesian
salah menanggapi
menafsirkan dengan cara yang salah
🇵🇭Filipino
mali ang kahulugan
bigyang kahulugan sa maling paraan
🇲🇾Malay
salah tafsir
mentafsir dengan cara yang salah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أساء الفهم أو التفسير
تفسير بطريقة خاطئة
🇮🇷Persian
سوء تعبیر کردن
به روش اشتباه تفسیر کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
yanlış anlamak
yanlış şekilde yorumlamak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְפַרֵשׁ שֶׁלֹא כּהַלָכָה
לפרש בצורה לא נכונה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'misconstrue'?
The primary meaning of 'misconstrue' is 'interpret in the wrong way'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'misconstrue' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'misconstrue' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'misconstrue' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'misconstrue' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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