misconstrue

You have misconstrued my words.

You have completely misconstrued what I said.

It's easy to misconstrue her intentions.

Do not misconstrue my silence as agreement.

He didn't mean to misconstrue your words.

Misconstruing the situation could lead to misunderstandings.

She tends to misconstrue constructive criticism as personal attacks.

It's important not to misconstrue cultural differences as deficiencies.

Misconstruing his actions led to unnecessary conflict.

Misconstruing his kindness, she thought he was interested in her romantically.

Misconstrue his shyness as arrogance.

It's easy to misconstrue tone in text messages.

The presumptive Republican nominee says his words were misconstrued.

That attitude misconstrues the ultimate appeal of gardening: it mistakes the product for the purpose.

In social situations, my quiet demeanor is often misconstrued as disinterest, or worse, arrogance.

It can be so easy to misconstrue someone's actual words.

We're bidding on a new contract with their company and the gift could be misconstrued as a bribe.

More impersonal communication that can be easily misconstrued is not the answer.

" To misconstrue" would be to misinterpret, or not to interpret correctly, not to understand.

" I deeply disagree about publishing this. It seems like something that could easily be misconstrued."

The eagle, however, misconstrues this as an act of aggression and grabs the baby in its talon.

It was annoying the way Melly always misconstrued her motives — but perhaps that was far preferable to having her suspect the truth.