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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.
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.
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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