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be amiss vs construe

construe vs be amiss

be amiss and construe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be amiss No No Yes No
construe No No Yes No
As verbs, construe is a hypernym of be amiss; that is, construe is a word with a broader meaning than be amiss:
  • be amiss: interpret in the wrong way
  • construe: make sense of; assign a meaning to
Other hypernyms of be amiss include interpret, see.
be amiss (verb) construe (verb)
interpret in the wrong way make sense of; assign a meaning to
Difference between be amiss and construe

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