misconstruction
Americannoun
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wrong construction; misinterpretation.
to put a misconstruction upon an action.
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an act or instance of misconstruing.
noun
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a false interpretation of evidence, facts, etc
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a faulty construction, esp in grammar
Etymology
Origin of misconstruction
First recorded in 1505–15; mis- 1 + construction
Example Sentences
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But the venture of projecting an album into the future — especially one centered on climate catastrophe — can face its own set of preconceived expectations that can lead to misconstruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Yale historian Matthew Frye Jacobson told the Times, in a story that was otherwise a whitewash of Lukianoff’s FIRE, that the organization’s spin and the media coverage were “a complete misconstruction of what happened.”
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2019
Arguably this is a misconstruction of the county prerogative.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2017
Faulkner later called this comment “foolish” and “more a misconstruction than a misquotation.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2015
In his view he was none the less an Englishman because he was an American, and, as the controversy gained in rancor, his dual allegiance to the two countries led to no little misconstruction.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell
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