misconstrue misconstructive • misconstruer · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · misconstrue · · Text Latin · · Script 11 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) interpret in the wrong way. Synonyms: misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss. Examples: "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism." "She misconstrued my remarks." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · misinterpret · · Synonym 1 misconceive · · Synonym 2 misunderstand · · Synonym 3 misapprehend · · Synonym 4 be amiss · · Synonym 5 Characters · · c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075