Mis‐con″strue (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Misconstrued (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Misconstruing.] To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. Dryden.
Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued. Addison.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.