You've somehow managed to misconstrue what I have said.
Source: tatoeba (1511592)
Misconstrue
//mɪskənˈstɹuː//
Synonyms for "misconstrue" (64 found)
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7 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- разбирам погрешно verb (to interpret erroneously)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 誤會 /误会 verb (to interpret erroneously)
- 誤解 /误解 verb (to interpret erroneously)
Dutch
2 entries- misverstaan verb (to interpret erroneously)
- verkeerd interpreteren verb (to interpret erroneously)
Finnish
2 entries- tulkita väärin verb (to interpret erroneously)
- ymmärtää väärin verb (to interpret erroneously)
German
3 entries- falsch deuten verb (to interpret erroneously)
- falsch interpretieren verb (to interpret erroneously)
- fehldeuten verb (to interpret erroneously)
Greek
1 entries- παρερμηνεύω verb (to interpret erroneously)
Hungarian
1 entries- félreértelmez verb (to interpret erroneously)
Norwegian
1 entries- feiltolke verb (to interpret erroneously)
Russian
2 entries- неправильно понять verb (to interpret erroneously)
- ошибочно истолковать verb (to interpret erroneously)
Spanish
1 entries- malinterpretar verb (to interpret erroneously)
Swedish
2 entries- feltolka verb (to interpret erroneously)
- misstolka verb (to interpret erroneously)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Do not misconstrue what I say.
Source: tatoeba (10184899)
His words were misconstrued as an insult.
Source: wiktionary
It’s easy to misconstrue her silence as agreement.
Source: wiktionary
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