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 | ||