misconstruction

Noun

Meaning

Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

misconstrual error confusion corruption mistake fault distortion illusion aberration fallacy misunderstanding misconception delusion falsehood misrepresentation
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Antonyms

construction association commerce communion fidelity fact
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Hypernyms

constituent misunderstanding mistaking misinterpretation grammatical constituent

Anagrams

constructionism

Examples

How a good meaning May be corrupted by a misconstruction. Thomas Middleton

It then occurs to me that the term “insanity or more precisely mental illness ” believed by many to only apply to those in mental and psychiatric homes, walking the street naked or the clinically depressed, correspond to a misconstruction of the fact. Source: Internet

This defence is "premised on a misconstruction", said Justice Ang. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

misconstruance misconstruation misconstruct misconstructive misconstrue misconstruer