Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

CONSTRUE

Misunderstand 

The most appropriate antonym of the word CONSTRUE is MISUNDERSTAND.

• Construe means "to interpret the meaning of something."
• Misunderstand means "to interpret something incorrectly."

The other words do not have the same meaning as misunderstand.

• Chastise means "to punish someone severely."
• Prosaic means "dull, ordinary, or unimaginative."
• Humdrum means "dull, uneventful, or monotonous."