misconstrue

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Ms. Hadden has since apologized for suggesting the victim caused her own death while blaming media for “intentionally creating sound bites to misconstrue my words during this tragedy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

And when a stock has been tumbling, it’s tempting to misconstrue a bit of good news for a change in trade.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

They’re trying to misconstrue it, like they have with other realities, which I try to ignore.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

“People misconstrue critiques — and booing — as we’re bad and ungrateful people,” DeCamara said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2022

“Explanation will do for another time,” thought I. Still, when I reached my chamber, I felt a pang at the idea she should even temporarily misconstrue what she had seen.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë