misconstrue

misconstrue is a 11-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
2. verb. interpret in the wrong way

   "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"

   "She misconstrued my remarks"

   Synonyms: misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misunderstand

Synonyms

misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misunderstand

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in misconstrue:

consumerist

Common word forms

misconstrued, misconstruer, misconstrues, misconstruing

Words from these letters

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