"misconstruct" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌmɪskənˈstɹʌkt/ Forms: misconstructs [present, singular, third-person], misconstructing [participle, present], misconstructed [participle, past], misconstructed [past]
Etymology: mis- + construct Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|construct}} mis- + construct Head templates: {{en-verb}} misconstruct (third-person singular simple present misconstructs, present participle misconstructing, simple past and past participle misconstructed)
  1. To construct wrongly.
    Sense id: en-misconstruct-en-verb-1~Y7pJhj
  2. To construe or interpret erroneously.
    Sense id: en-misconstruct-en-verb-W4YzEvE9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: misconstrue

Inflected forms

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