Can a Person Be Misconstrued

The verb misconstrue comes from mis- meaning “wrong” and construe meaning “construction.” Combined they mean “to put a wrong construction on” — in other words, to interpret in the wrong way. Sometimes people can intentionally allow others to misconstrue something for personal gain.

What does it mean to misconstrued someone?

Definition of misconstrue transitive verb. 1 : to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret misconstrued her words/meaning/silence He does not want his real name used in the newspaper because even the most innocent statement could be misconstrued here and lead to trouble, he says.—

What is the synonym of misconstrued?

Synonyms. misinterpret. The Prince’s words had been misinterpreted. misunderstand.