misconstrue

All they had going for them, from the point of view of Wall Street financial engineers, was that their financial fates could be misconstrued as uncorrelated.

He had claimed people held grudges and insisted he was a "good priest," saying the accusations were misconstrued and part of a conspiracy, said Det Con Renwick.

Companies have quickly responded, though some people say their comments have been misconstrued.

The 57-year-old comedian has long felt his statements about the Kirk shooting were misconstrued.

"There is less room for error and you don't want to say anything that could be misconstrued and that can be hard to think about constantly," she says.