mis·con·strue

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• mis|con|strue — «MIHS kuhn STROO», transitive verb, strued, stru|ing. to take in a wrong or mistaken sense; misunderstand: »The little girl s shyness was sometimes misconstrued as rudeness. SYNONYM(S): misinterpret …   Useful english dictionary

• con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

• misconstrue — mis|con|strue [ˌmıskənˈstru:] v [T] formal to ↑misunderstand something that someone has said or done ▪ His behaviour could easily be misconstrued …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• misconstrue — mis|con|strue [ ,mıskən stru ] verb transitive to understand something wrongly: He said his comments had been misconstrued …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• misconstrue — mis•con•strue [[t]ˌmɪs kənˈstru[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]mɪsˈkɒn stru[/t]] v. t. strued, stru•ing to misunderstand the meaning of • Etymology: 1350–1400 …   From formal English to slang

• Misconstrue — Mis*con strue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misconstrued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconstruing}.] To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. [1913 Webster] Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Much afflicted to find his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Misconstrued — Misconstrue Mis*con strue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misconstrued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconstruing}.] To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. [1913 Webster] Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Much afflicted to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Misconstruing — Misconstrue Mis*con strue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misconstrued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconstruing}.] To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. [1913 Webster] Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Much afflicted to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Re. — rupee. Also, re. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] …   Useful english dictionary

• R.E. — 1. real estate. 2. Reformed Episcopal. 3. Right Excellent. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut …   Useful english dictionary