Misconstrue vs. Construe — What's the Difference?

Interpret (a person's words or actions) wrongly

To understand or explain the meaning of (something), especially in a particular way; interpret

To mistake the meaning of; misinterpret.

To analyze the structure of (a clause or sentence).

(transitive) To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.

To use syntactically

To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.

To translate, especially aloud.

Interpret in the wrong way;

To analyze grammatical structure.

To be subject to grammatical analysis.

An interpretation or translation.

A translation.

An interpretation.

(transitive) To interpret or explain the meaning of something.

To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.

To admit of grammatical analysis.

(transitive) To translate.

To infer.

To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to translate.

To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand.

Make sense of; assign a meaning to;