misconstruing

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of misconstrue
2. noun An instance of something being misconstrued; a misconstrual.

Similar words

misapprehend misinterpret misconceive misunderstand misconstruction misconstruance misconstruation misconstrual misconstruer misinterpretation

Often followed by

the of his it a what her their its and

Word family

mis-construe mis-construed mis-construes mis-construing misconstrue misconstrued misconstrues