misconstruction

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it. A misunderstanding or misinterpretation resulting from a different meaning than intended of a word that has multiple meanings. Other misconstrual or misinterpretation not necessarily hinging on missense of any particular word.

   a misconstruction of the law

2. noun A misunderstanding or misinterpretation resulting from a different meaning than intended of a word that has multiple meanings.
3. noun Other misconstrual or misinterpretation not necessarily hinging on missense of any particular word.

   a misconstruction of the law

4. noun An ungrammatical phrase; a misformed word.
5. noun The act of misbuilding; an instance of it.

Similar words

misconstrual misunderstanding misinterpretation misconstruing misconstruation misprision misinterpreter miscomprehension misimplication misconstruance

Often followed by

of and or by on to in which that

Word family

misconstructions