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mis·con·struc·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
misconstrual, misconstructionnoun
a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
misconstructionnoun
an ungrammatical constituent
Wiktionary
misconstructionnoun
a misunderstanding or misinterpretation resulting from the use of the wrong meaning of a word that has multiple meanings
misconstructionnoun
an ungrammatical phrase
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Misconstructionnoun
Wrong interpretation of words or things.
Etymology: mis and construction.
It pleas’d the king his master very lately
To strike at me upon his misconstruction,
When he conjunct, and flatt’ring his displeasure,
Tript me behind. William Shakespeare, King Lear.Others conceive the literal acceptation to be a misconstruction of the symbolical expression. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Err.
Those words were very weakly inserted where they are so liable to misconstruction. Edward Stillingfleet.
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misconstruction
Misconstruction refers to interpreting something inaccurately, incorrectly or unjustly, often leading to confusion or misunderstanding. It can also refer to distortion, misrepresentation, or error in building or forming something.
Webster Dictionary
Misconstructionnoun
erroneous construction; wrong interpretation
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of misconstruction in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of misconstruction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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