Antonyms for misconstrue

Grammar : Verb

Spell : mis-kuhn-stroo or, esp. British, mis-kon-stroo

Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɪs kənˈstru or, esp. British, mɪsˈkɒn stru

Definition of misconstrue

Origin : late 14c., "to put a wrong construction on" (words or deeds), from mis- (1) + construe. Related: Misconstrued; misconstruing.

verb get a wrong or false impression

Example sentences :

As for being straightforward, don't they misconstrue our words continually?
Extract from : « Robert Orange » by John Oliver Hobbes

And, lest he might misconstrue her remark, she avoided his eyes.
Extract from : « A Modern Chronicle, Complete » by Winston Churchill

Did I misconstrue your thoughts when you looked at me in the Queen's boudoir?
Extract from : « Cinq Mars, Complete » by Alfred de Vigny

Theirs was an anxiety I should have been blind to misconstrue.
Extract from : « The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 2 of 3 » by William Clark Russell

Your jealous fancy causes you to misconstrue what you saw and heard.
Extract from : « Odette's Marriage » by Albert Delpit

I acted on the impulse of affection, and I am sure you will not misconstrue my motives.
Extract from : « Frederic Chopin, v. 1 (of 2) » by Moritz Karasowski

If they misconstrued Mary's motive, let us beware lest we misconstrue theirs.
Extract from : « The Quiver, 2/1900 » by Various

But we must not misconstrue words in our versions of a style so loose.
Extract from : « The Apostles » by Ernest Renan

But the trappers were too wise to misconstrue the action of the Blackfeet.
Extract from : « The Life of Kit Carson » by Edward S. Ellis

He understood that attitude, but he smiled, pretending to misconstrue it.
Extract from : « When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry » by Charles Neville Buck

Synonyms for misconstrue

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