Misconstrued vs Faulty - What's the difference?
misconstrued | faulty | Related terms |
(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 .
Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.
(obsolete) At fault, to blame; guilty.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.iv:
Misconstrued is a related term of faulty.
As a verb misconstrued
is (misconstrue).As an adjective faulty is
having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.misconstrued
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(head)misconstrue
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*faulty
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(er)- They replaced the faulty wiring and it has worked fine ever since.
- I don't think you can infer that from the premise. It's a faulty argument.
- Her faultie Handmayd, which that bale did breede, / Confest, how Philemon her wrought to chaunge her weede.