misconstrual
- a word derived from construal.
Example Sentences
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M ‘miniscule’ Through a popular misconstrual of their parts, and by a process known as “folk etymology”, words can change form without much change of meaning.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2016
I know from personal communications with the national security reporters for the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal that they—and many journalists—are aware of the 2007 NIE’s misconstrual.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2012
