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a) a misunderstanding or misinterpretation resulting from the use of the wrong meaning of a word that has multiple meanings
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Misconstruction — Mis con*struc tion, n. Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation. Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misconstruction — index catachresis, distortion, fallacy, falsification, misapplication, misjudgment, misrepresentation Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
misconstruction — ► NOUN ▪ the action of misconstruing something … English terms dictionary
misconstruction — noun (C, U) formal an incorrect or mistaken understanding of something: open to misconstruction (=easy to misunderstand): A law must be worded so carefully that it is not open to misconstruction … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
misconstruction — /mis keuhn struk sheuhn/, n. 1. wrong construction; misinterpretation: to put a misconstruction upon an action. 2. an act or instance of misconstruing. [1505 15; MIS 1 + CONSTRUCTION] * * * … Universalium
misconstruction — mis|con|struc|tion [ˌmıskənˈstrʌkʃən] n [U and C] formal an incorrect or mistaken understanding of something ▪ Your ideas are open to misconstruction … Dictionary of contemporary English
misconstruction — Synonyms and related words: aberrancy, aberration, abuse of terms, antiphrasis, barbarism, catachresis, coloring, confabulation, contorting, corruption, defectiveness, delusion, deviancy, distortion, eisegesis, equivocation, errancy,… … Moby Thesaurus
misconstruction — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. distortion, misunderstanding, fallacy; see error 1 , mistake 2 … English dictionary for students
misconstruction — n. mistaken interpretation or understanding … English contemporary dictionary
misconstruction — n misinterpretation, misunderstanding, misreading, misconception, miscalculation, misjudgment; warped or mistaken notion, wrong idea, false belief or impression, fallacy, delusion, distortion, coloring of the facts … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
