misconstruction

[ mis-kuhn-struhk-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. wrong construction; misinterpretation: to put a misconstruction upon an action.

  2. an act or instance of misconstruing.

Origin of misconstruction

1
First recorded in 1505–15; mis-1 + construction

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British Dictionary definitions for misconstruction

misconstruction

/ (ˌmɪskənˈstrʌkʃən) /


noun
  1. a false interpretation of evidence, facts, etc

  2. a faulty construction, esp in grammar

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