misconstrue
Example Sentences
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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.”
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
Zimbabwe's reservations over the US deal "should not be misconstrued as anti-American sentiment", he added.
From BBC
She posted a simple question, and her thank-you to the first person who answered was misconstrued as sarcastic.
"Many people, in good faith, misconstrue what I'm saying, and they think I'm trying to do a sort of come-on to the camera. And I really am not," she told food podcast Sporked.
From BBC
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