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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Misconstrue

/mĭs-kən-stro͞o'/ · Mis·con·strue · IPA /mɪskənˈstɹuː/
01 v. t. To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
imp. & p. p. Misconstrued; p. pr. & vb. n. Misconstruing
  1. 1.
    To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
    “Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent.” — Dryden.
    “Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued.” — Addison.