--- title: "How to pronounce \"misconstruing\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"misconstruing\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/joWj5D3jMZg/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/misconstruing" --- # How to pronounce "misconstruing" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/mɪskɒnstrʌɪng/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **mi·scon·stru·ing** ## Meaning & Usage ### VERB - present participle and gerund of misconstrue ### NOUN - An instance of something being misconstrued; a misconstrual. ### Example Sentences - "the disclosures that i've made is that facebook is misconstruing what their product is the european union has an opportunity to" - "that isn't to say we don't have any idea that would be misconstruing the science we actually have pretty good climate models they are" ### Common Phrases - thereby misconstruing - utterly misconstruing ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (6 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "misconstruing" in real conversation: ### Example 1 > "i'm hoping that europe will stand up for consumers because right now consumers don't know if what's in the can is what's on the label and what we see from the disclosures that i've made is that facebook is misconstruing what their product is the european union has an opportunity to enforce transparency on the platforms in a privacy sensitive way and they have the ability to have regulatory muscle to make facebook" - **Watch at 3:15**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joWj5D3jMZg&t=195s) ### Example 2 *Accent: US* > "that isn't to say we don't have any idea that would be misconstruing the science we actually have pretty good climate models they are" - **Watch at 24:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZX5s_xCPOc&t=1440s) ### Example 3 *Accent: AUS* > "think about it was that people were I don't know whether they were misconstruing it or or just not" - **Watch at 4:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAAZYKYfZl8&t=286s) ### Example 4 > "And it has already been misunderstood. My book has been reviewed a number of times, and it’s quite a pity that people are misconstruing and misunderstanding what it’s about. It is about allocating greater or less weight to people based on their engagement." - **Watch at 2:45**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUqEbqEYBaU&t=165s) ### Example 5 *Accent: US* > "Second danger is--and we're doing it every day, mis-specifying the category aged and thereby misconstruing" - **Watch at 24:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUxzHOM2NmQ&t=1486s) ### Example 6 *Accent: US* > "written word. If you did that, on some level, I think, you were absolutely right, even though you were utterly misconstruing the logic" - **Watch at 24:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7zq31I1wEE&t=1449s) ## How to Pronounce "misconstruing" - **Syllables**: mi · scon · stru · ing - **IPA**: `/mɪskɒnstrʌɪng/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Words ### Word Forms [misconstrue](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/misconstrue) ### Related Concepts [misconstruct](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/misconstruct), [misinterpret](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/misinterpret), [misunderstand](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/misunderstand), [confound](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/confound) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “misconstruing”? “misconstruing” is pronounced /mɪskɒnstrʌɪng/ (mi · scon · stru · ing). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “misconstruing”? “misconstruing” has 4 syllables: mi · scon · stru · ing. ### What does “misconstruing” mean? present participle and gerund of misconstrue ### How can I hear “misconstruing” used in real sentences? This page has 6 real-world video examples of “misconstruing” with synchronized subtitles. 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