English noun: misconstruction | |||
1. | misconstruction (communication) a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately) | ||
Synonyms | misconstrual | ||
Broader (hypernym) | misinterpretation, mistaking, misunderstanding | ||
2. | misconstruction (communication) an ungrammatical constituent | ||
Broader (hypernym) | constituent, grammatical constituent | ||
Antonyms | grammatical construction, construction, expression | ||