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misconstrue

verb as in get a wrong or false impression

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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.

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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.

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"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.

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In a statement, a lawyer for the city contends that the ruling “misconstrues the city’s obligations.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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