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.
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
It will be seen that the Spanish account denies that he did so, but makes him use language subject to misconstruction, and calculated to deceive them into the hope and expectation of safety.
From The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 by Fairbanks, George R.
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