"misconstruct" meaning in English

See misconstruct in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌmɪskənˈstɹʌkt/ Forms: misconstructs [present, singular, third-person], misconstructing [participle, present], misconstructed [participle, past], misconstructed [past]
Etymology: From 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. Synonyms: misconstrue
    Sense id: en-misconstruct-en-verb-W4YzEvE9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84

Inflected forms

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