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English noun: misconstruction

1. misconstruction (communication) a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)


Synonymsmisconstrual


Broader (hypernym)misinterpretation, mistaking, misunderstanding

2. misconstruction (communication) an ungrammatical constituent


Broader (hypernym)constituent, grammatical constituent


Antonymsgrammatical construction, construction, expression









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