Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb misconstrue

1 sense of misconstrue

Sense 1
misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss -- (interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks")
       => interpret, construe, see -- (make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?")