Deconstrue

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To dismantle or reject the previous interpretation or explanation of the meaning of something; to undo construing.

    "What the characters construe and misconstrue, we must deconstrue, a challenging exercise given that the characters are never honest even with themselves."

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"What the characters construe and misconstrue, we must deconstrue, a challenging exercise given that the characters are never honest even with themselves."

Etymology

From de- + construe.

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