as in misunderstanding
a failure to understand correctly
there are several words in English that are the result of the common misconstruing of singular forms as plurals
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as in misinterpreting
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
claimed that the press had misconstrued her comments
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Noun
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Across North America and parts of Europe, budgeting and planning tools are increasingly used to support transparency and reduce misunderstandings around costs, helping couples manage expenses more confidently.—
Craig Lebrau,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Some Republicans, including Senator Tim Scott, called for the post to be removed, though the White House’s initial framing treated the matter as a misunderstanding rather than intentional misconduct, later attributing it to a mistake by a staffer after initially defending it as a meme.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The school divisions sued, arguing the federal government is misinterpreting Title IX and unlawfully using federal funding to coerce local policy changes.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Jan. 2026
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The developer’s legal team says Hollywood officials are misinterpreting state law by refusing to accept Margaritaville as the height benchmark.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Executives who dismiss culture as intangible or uncontrollable are misreading how today’s markets and consumers behave.—
Christopher Vollmer,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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An agent with folder access can delete files after misreading instructions or perform other destructive actions if prompts are not specific enough.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Misconstruing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconstruing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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