What does the Three of Swords mean?

Here is a pithy meaning for the Three of Swords:
Sometimes it’s impossible to phrase constructive criticism more gently without gutting its message.

Here is a similar meaning for this card:
Sometimes we take the worst possible meaning from the insights that other people offer. That does not mean that the other person was being cruel; it may mean that our perspective is unclear because our psyche is wounded.

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