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misconstrued
adjective as in mistaken
Strongest matches
- confounded
- confused
- deceived
- deluded
- duped
- fooled
- misguided
- misinformed
- misinterpreting
- misjudging
- misled
- tricked
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adjective as in wrong
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Example Sentences
Because they are frequently the targets of comedians and commentators, warning labels are often misconstrued.
Kingston said the comment was part of a broader conversation about the benefits of chores for children that was misconstrued.
For one, the language of the law forces an incredibly narrow, if not misconstrued, understanding of the function of Twitter.
While both tend to agree on fairness of opportunity, the fairness of outcome is what is often misconstrued.
Inherent, but perhaps like many things in today's masculinity, misconstrued.
But she is ingenious,—full of all sorts of devices, innocent enough in themselves, but liable to be misconstrued.
And your cher-rubs was billy-goats in the days of King Solomon, but the painters misconstrued the horns into wings.
In the excitement prevailing a practical view of this kind was apt to be misconstrued, as indeed it was.
Moreover, the latter act might be misconstrued into an attempt to kill.
It is not safe, it is not wise; and will often cause her to be misconstrued.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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