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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mau-in-ter-pre-tar
"O crítico acabou por mal-interpretar a mensagem do filme."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To interpret or understand something, especially someone's words or actions, wrongly.
"The committee's cautious statement was easy to misconstruct as a sign of weakness." - 2
To build or construct something incorrectly or defectively.
"Engineers feared the experimental bridge might misconstruct under extreme lateral loads if rushed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'mis-' (meaning wrongly or badly, originating from Old English and Old Norse) combined with the verb 'construct', which stems from the Latin 'construere' (to pile together, build). First recorded in the late 16th century, the term originally referred to the incorrect building or arrangement of physical objects before shifting primarily to the erroneous interpretation of words, actions, or intentions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misconstruct" is said worldwide
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méinterpréter
Transliteration: may-en-ter-pre-tay
"Il ne faut pas misconstructions ses paroles."
falsch auslegen
Transliteration: falsh ows-loy-gen
"Man kann seine Absichten leicht falsch auslegen."
travisare
Transliteration: tra-vi-za-re
"È facile travisare il vero significato del testo."
malinterpretar
Transliteration: mal-in-ter-pre-tar
"No quiero que vayas a malinterpretar mi silencio."
mal-interpretar
Transliteration: mau-in-ter-pre-tar
"O crítico acabou por mal-interpretar a mensagem do filme."
गलत अर्थ निकालना
Transliteration: galat arth nikalna
"उनके बयान का गलत अर्थ निकालना आसान था।"
误解
Transliteration: wùjiě
"公众很容易误解这篇社论的意图。"
오해하다
Transliteration: ohae-hada
"그녀의 말을 오해해서는 안 됩니다."
曲解する
Transliteration: kyokkai suru
"彼の言葉を曲解しないように注意してください。"
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