Mis*con"strue (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misconstrued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Misconstruing.]
To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent.
Dryden.
Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued.
Addison.
© Webster 1913.