His statements were misconstrued.
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Misconstrued
Synonyms for "misconstrued" (17 found)
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10 entriesbiased inferencecontext ignoringdistortdistorted inferencemisreadmisread dataoverinterpretationoverstated effectspurious correlationtwisted claim
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12 entriesmisconstrue a statementmisconstrue evidencemisconstrue intentionsmisconstrue the datamisconstrue the findingsmisconstrued asmisconstrued as evidencemisconstrued claimmisconstrued datamisconstrued interpretationmisconstrued meaningmisconstrued statement
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5 total sentences available.
Everything can be misconstrued.
Source: tatoeba (11051434)
Anything can be misconstrued.
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Portrayals of migration flows in Africa are often misconstrued and mischaracterized, according to a major new report from the African Union and International Organization for Migration.
Source: tatoeba (11572868)
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