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misconstrue verb be confused, be in error, be missed, be wrong, blunder, confuse, construe wrongly, distort, fail to understand, garble, get wrong, have an incorrect immression, make a mistake, misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, mistake, misunderstand, pervert, put a false sense on, receive a false idea, receive a false impression, twist the words, understand improperly See also: distort, err, misapprehend, miscalculate, misconceive, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, mistake, misunderstand, slant How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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However, Avery's analysis misconstrues the current scientific debate regarding children's exposure to pesticides and misrepresents our work, thereby contributing to the public misunderstanding of this important issue. But by repeatedly misgendering Bal as "him" in her commentary, Gabler-Hover does more than simply misinterpret an admittedly ambiguous name, she misconstrues the strong feminist agenda inherent to Bal's methodologies which unconventionally seek free play between verbal and figural domains. The boys are reluctant to participate until always-in-trouble Simon Martin misconstrues their teacher's comments and convinces the other students that their project will end in a "Glorious Explosion" of over a hundred pounds of flour in their classroom. |
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