Misconstrued vs Degraded - What's the difference?
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(misconstrue)
To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
* 1975': ...,furthermore, I hope my meaning won’t be lost or '''misconstrued ,... - Paul Simon, ''50 Ways to Leave Your Lover'' from the album ''Still Crazy after All These Years .
Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
(biology) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
(heraldry) Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.
(degrade)
As verbs the difference between misconstrued and degraded
is that misconstrued is past tense of misconstrue while degraded is past tense of degrade.As an adjective degraded is
feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.misconstrued
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Verb
(head)misconstrue
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Verb
(misconstru)Anagrams
*degraded
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The Netherlands were reduced practically to a very degraded condition. — Motley.
- Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons. — Dana.