Misconstruing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Misconstrue \Mis*con"strue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misconstrued};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconstruing}.]
     To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
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           Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. --Dryden.


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           Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued.
                                                    --Addison.
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