misconstruction

Noun
Synonyms: misconstrual

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)Synonyms: misconstrualType of misinterpretation, misunderstanding
  2. an ungrammatical constituentOpposite constructionType of constituent, grammatical constituent
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mis′con·struc′tion noun

Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation. Bp. Edward Stillingfleet

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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