misconstructv.

Brit.

/ˌmɪskənˈstrʌkt/, U.S.

/ˌmɪskənˈstrəkt/

Forms: 1500s– misconstruct; also Scottish pre-1700 misconstructe.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Perhaps also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, Latin construct- , construere , construct v.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + classical Latin construct-, past participial stem of construere (see construct v.), after misconstruction n.; compare construct adj., and slightly later construct v. In sense 2 perhaps independently < mis- prefix¹ + construct v. Compare earlier misconstrue v.

1. Chiefly Scottish in early use.

a. transitive. To put a wrong interpretation on (a word, action, etc.); to misconstrue.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > misinterpret [verb (transitive)]

misunderstanda1225

mistake1402

misconstruea1425

miskenc1480

misgloze1532

misinterpret1547

missense1560

wrest1563

misdeem1570

misconceive1586

misconstruct1596

misinfer1597

misconceit1598

misknowa1600

to look beyond1600

lose1600

mismean1605

misprize1609

misread1612

misween1614

misimagine1626

misapprehend1628

construea1640

mislead1654

equivocate1665

misrender1674

misaccept1697

miscomprehend1813

misperceive1911

1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune 23 Thou wrong'st this holy place By mis-constructing it to care and bale.

1604 Denmylne MSS in J. R. N. Macphail Highland Papers (1920) III. 61 The Grate Duck being verey leath that your majestie should misconstructe this actione.

1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies ii. i. 7 Except as it is misreported..and misconstructed..by the false Calumnies of our Adversaries.

1666 J. Sharp Let. 30 June in J. Kirkton Secret & True Hist. Church Scotl. (1817) 213 (note) To have their carriage, inclinations, and actions..misconstructed.

1685 Earl of Argyle in R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. (1722) II. 545 I pray you do not misconstruct my Behaviour this Day.

1795 J. Macknight New Literal Transl. Apostolical Epist. I. 171 Dost thou form a wrong opinion of the goodness of God? Dost thou misconstruct it?

1861 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 352/2 The commonest is..the loup-cervier,—a name..misconstructed by a writer on Canadian sports into ‘Lucifer’.

1948 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 17 449/1 A grave danger of the author's injecting his point of view or of mis-constructing the period.

1993 18th-cent. Stud. 27 168 They have their forms to which they narrow life, omitting much as not relevant and misconstructing what they admit.

b. intransitive. To misinterpret or misconstrue something. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > misinterpret [verb (intransitive)]

dwelec900

misweena1325

misconceivec1395

misunderstanda1400

misthinka1530

missavour1540

mistake1548

writhe1561

misconstrue1581

misapprehend1658

misconstruct1678

misobserve1693

1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. i. 12 The doing what may tend to misconstruct, or raise jealousies.

1984 L. Erdrich Love Med. xiv. 245 Maybe I was misconstructing, but the more I thought about the way she looked at me when she said that, the more I felt like Grandma was offering me something.

2. transitive. To construct badly or erroneously.

ΚΠ

1823 T. De Quincey Lett. Young Man in London Mag. Mar. 326/1 He fails to construct some leading idea; or he even misconstructs it.

1867 Harper's Mag. Aug. 382/1 The practitioner had to encounter a swift specific poison, not to make over tissues abnormally misconstructed by its long insidious action.

1996 Southern Econ. Jrnl. (Nexis) 62 814 Mirowski misconstructs an analogy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misconstruct
释义	misconstructv. Brit. /ˌmɪskənˈstrʌkt/, U.S. /ˌmɪskənˈstrəkt/ Forms: 1500s– misconstruct; also Scottish pre-1700 misconstructe. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Perhaps also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, Latin construct- , construere , construct v. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + classical Latin construct-, past participial stem of construere (see construct v.), after misconstruction n.; compare construct adj., and slightly later construct v. In sense 2 perhaps independently < mis- prefix¹ + construct v. Compare earlier misconstrue v. 1. Chiefly Scottish in early use. a. transitive. To put a wrong interpretation on (a word, action, etc.); to misconstrue. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > misinterpret [verb (transitive)] misunderstanda1225 mistake1402 misconstruea1425 miskenc1480 misgloze1532 misinterpret1547 missense1560 wrest1563 misdeem1570 misconceive1586 misconstruct1596 misinfer1597 misconceit1598 misknowa1600 to look beyond1600 lose1600 mismean1605 misprize1609 misread1612 misween1614 misimagine1626 misapprehend1628 construea1640 mislead1654 equivocate1665 misrender1674 misaccept1697 miscomprehend1813 read1879 misperceive1911 1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune 23 Thou wrong'st this holy place By mis-constructing it to care and bale. 1604 Denmylne MSS in J. R. N. Macphail Highland Papers (1920) III. 61 The Grate Duck being verey leath that your majestie should misconstructe this actione. 1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies ii. i. 7 Except as it is misreported..and misconstructed..by the false Calumnies of our Adversaries. 1666 J. Sharp Let. 30 June in J. Kirkton Secret & True Hist. Church Scotl. (1817) 213 (note) To have their carriage, inclinations, and actions..misconstructed. 1685 Earl of Argyle in R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. (1722) II. 545 I pray you do not misconstruct my Behaviour this Day. 1795 J. Macknight New Literal Transl. Apostolical Epist. I. 171 Dost thou form a wrong opinion of the goodness of God? Dost thou misconstruct it? 1861 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 352/2 The commonest is..the loup-cervier,—a name..misconstructed by a writer on Canadian sports into ‘Lucifer’. 1948 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 17 449/1 A grave danger of the author's injecting his point of view or of mis-constructing the period. 1993 18th-cent. Stud. 27 168 They have their forms to which they narrow life, omitting much as not relevant and misconstructing what they admit. b. intransitive. To misinterpret or misconstrue something. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > misinterpret [verb (intransitive)] dwelec900 misweena1325 misconceivec1395 misunderstanda1400 misthinka1530 missavour1540 mistake1548 writhe1561 misconstrue1581 misapprehend1658 misconstruct1678 misobserve1693 1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. i. 12 The doing what may tend to misconstruct, or raise jealousies. 1984 L. Erdrich Love Med. xiv. 245 Maybe I was misconstructing, but the more I thought about the way she looked at me when she said that, the more I felt like Grandma was offering me something. 2. transitive. To construct badly or erroneously. ΚΠ 1823 T. De Quincey Lett. Young Man in London Mag. Mar. 326/1 He fails to construct some leading idea; or he even misconstructs it. 1867 Harper's Mag. Aug. 382/1 The practitioner had to encounter a swift specific poison, not to make over tissues abnormally misconstructed by its long insidious action. 1996 Southern Econ. Jrnl. (Nexis) 62 814 Mirowski misconstructs an analogy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1596
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