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Misconstrued meaning
Interpreted erroneously, understood incorrectly; misunderstood.
Using Misconstrued
- The main meaning on this page is: Interpreted erroneously, understood incorrectly; misunderstood.
- In the example corpus, misconstrued often appears in combinations such as: be misconstrued, or misconstrued, misconstrued in.
Context around Misconstrued
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 10 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Misconstrued
- In this selection, "misconstrued" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, intentionally and simply stand out and add context to how "misconstrued" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include had been misconstrued and not be misconstrued as an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "misconstrued" sits close to words such as abdulaziz, abortive and acacia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with misconstrued
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
SRK later claimed his comments had been misconstrued. (8 words)
Mr Islam told the BBC his words had been "misconstrued and misrepresented". (12 words)
Highlighting these missed opportunities must not be misconstrued as an opposition to restructuring. (13 words)
Drew made it clear he was "actually blushing" throughout the conversation, adding that he was "concerned how what Alex just said" about being "forced" into a ménage à trois was going to be misconstrued by listeners. (36 words)
For centuries, traditional Ashkenazi Jews have abstained from peanuts, beans, rice, lentils, chickpeas and other foods that, according to the rabbis, could be misconstrued as chametz, or leavened food that is anathema on the holiday. (35 words)
The former Zanu PF Mashonaland West chair said images of the culprits with Mnangagwa should not be misconstrued as a sign the national leader was part of the highly notorious corruption syndicates in the country. (35 words)
Sure, the Prince Ali thing could be misconstrued for some blatant Aladdin reference, but really, was Disney’s rendition of the classic Arab folktale that bad? (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis, who presided over Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News, said he found even a laugh can be misconstrued.
Drew made it clear he was "actually blushing" throughout the conversation, adding that he was "concerned how what Alex just said" about being "forced" into a ménage à trois was going to be misconstrued by listeners.
However, I argue that this should not be misconstrued as an attractive buying opportunity for investors looking for a financial sector ETF.
But at the same time, I think a lot of people might be misconstrued at times that professional athletes are just set for life.
Mr Islam told the BBC his words had been "misconstrued and misrepresented".
One is that what is happening on those military sites is misconstrued as UFO activity, everything from balloons to flares - even to cutting edge that the Government would rather you didn’t know about.
One more 'liked' by Gregg penned: "A normal bloke saying normal things and the Woke brigade ready to jump on anything that could be misconstrued.
That began her 8-year journey of developing thicker skin and watering down parts of her personality and culture that would be intentionally misconstrued by people committed to misunderstanding her.
The return of Rebirth Island has also been a success, and it can easily be misconstrued that players only want old maps back.
This article is for generalized information only and should not be misconstrued as the rendering of personalized investment advice.
Vernon-Thompson recommended speaking on the phone or in person with the individual, as what you say is more likely to be misconstrued over text.
Among our sources — and among us — there is a persistent worry that pollsters have simply misconstrued the white vote.
And I would not have chosen these words if I knew they could be misconstrued as attempting to negate the struggles of my Black brothers and sisters," Netser said.
But the rashness associated with romantic self-destruction can sometimes be misconstrued as exciting.
Conley said on Sunday he and Meadows “work side by side” and that the chief of staff’s statement had been misconstrued.
For centuries, traditional Ashkenazi Jews have abstained from peanuts, beans, rice, lentils, chickpeas and other foods that, according to the rabbis, could be misconstrued as chametz, or leavened food that is anathema on the holiday.
Highlighting these missed opportunities must not be misconstrued as an opposition to restructuring.
SRK later claimed his comments had been misconstrued.
Sure, the Prince Ali thing could be misconstrued for some blatant Aladdin reference, but really, was Disney’s rendition of the classic Arab folktale that bad?
The former Zanu PF Mashonaland West chair said images of the culprits with Mnangagwa should not be misconstrued as a sign the national leader was part of the highly notorious corruption syndicates in the country.
Common combinations with misconstrued
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- be misconstrued 20×
- or misconstrued 15×
- misconstrued in 14×
- misconstrued as 13×
- that misconstrued 9×
- misconstrued or 9×
- misconstrued by 7×
- been misconstrued 7×
- misconstrued the 3×
- misconstrued and 2×