- past participle of misconstrue.
- past tense form of misconstrue.
misconstrued
Example Sentences
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Furthermore, Dimon and Buffett wrote, “Our views on quarterly earnings forecasts should not be misconstrued as opposition to quarterly and annual reporting.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Window reflections have been misconstrued as a possible intruder and a tornado.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Previous military ruler Ne Win changed the rules of the road, requiring vehicles to swap driving lanes -- supposedly the result of misconstrued astrological advice to shift his left-wing regime to the political right.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
I think that’s exactly what’s happened here, deliberately misconstrued facts to try to come up with a case.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
To Adams, on the other hand, he claimed that his remarks on the Davila essays had been misconstrued, that he was actually “not referring to any writing that I might suppose to be yours.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
