Synonym: be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misunderstand. Similar words: construe, construct, constructive, constructing, construction, reconstruction, reconstruction period, misconceive. Meaning: v. interpret in the wrong way.
31. It is easy for he child to misconstrue the freedom he has at home and feel that .
32. One reason people misconstrue teenage sexual behavior is that the system of dating and relationships has changed significantly.
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