Word Meanings - MISCONSTRUE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. Dryden. Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued. Addison.

Related words: (words related to MISCONSTRUE)

• INTENTIONALITY
  The quality or state of being intentional; purpose; design. Coleridge.
• GREAT-HEARTED
  1. High-spirited; fearless. Clarendon. 2. Generous; magnanimous; noble.
• GREAT-GRANDFATHER
  The father of one's grandfather or grandmother.
• AFFLICTIVELY
  In an afflictive manner.
• AFFLICTIVE
  Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing. "Jove's afflictive hand." Pope. Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain. Prior.
• AFFLICTING
  Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; as, an afflicting event. -- Af*flict"ing*ly, adv.
• GREAT-GRANDSON
  A son of one's grandson or granddaughter.
• INTERPRETABLE
  Admitting of interpretation; capable of being interpreted or explained.
• AFFLICTION
  1. The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief. To repay that money will be a biting affliction. Shak. 2. The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or
• GREAT-HEARTEDNESS
  The quality of being greathearted; high-mindedness; magnanimity.
• MISCONSTRUER
  One who misconstrues.
• INTERPRETATIVELY
  By interpretation. Ray.
• INTERPRETIVE
  Interpretative.
• GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
  The mother of one's grandfather or grandmother.
• INTENTIONAL
  Done by intention or design; intended; designed; as, the act was intentional, not accidental.
• AFFLICTIONLESS
  Free from affliction.
• INTENTNESS
  The state or quality of being intent; close application; attention. Extreme solicitude or intentness upon business. South.
• INTENTLY
  In an intent manner; as, the eyes intently fixed. Syn. -- Fixedly; steadfastly; earnestly; attentively; sedulously; diligently; eagerly.
• AFFLICTEDNESS
  The state of being afflicted; affliction. Bp. Hall.
• MISCONSTRUCTION
  Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation. Bp. Stillingfleet.
• MISINTERPRETABLE
  Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood.
• INGREAT
  To make great; to enlarge; to magnify. Fotherby.
• MISINTERPRETER
  One who interprets erroneously.