Word of the Day – Misconstrue

In an effort to educate the nominally literate and inform those with sufficient humility to understand their own lack of comprehension, Esme offers the correct definition of misunderstood words…

Misconstrue

1. (noun – pronunciation note: miss-cons-true) A successful female fraudster. Example: After she vanished with his life savings, Roger realised the woman he loved was a misconstrue.
2. (verb – pronunciation note: misc-on-strew) Spreading various random items over a surface. Example: She emptied her handbag onto the table and misconstrued them to try and find her lipstick.

If you have any words whose meaning escapes you, Esme Crockford is always happy to share her lexicographical knowledge and penetrating insight into the English language.