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Misconstruct vs Misunderstand - What's the difference?

misconstruct | misunderstand |

As verbs the difference between misconstruct and misunderstand

is that misconstruct is to construct wrongly while misunderstand is to understand incorrectly, while thinking one has understood correctly.

misconstruct

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To construct wrongly.
  • To construe or interpret erroneously.
    • (Webster 1913)

    misunderstand

    English

    Verb

  • To understand incorrectly, while thinking one has understood correctly.