misconstruction
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mis·con·struc·tion 
[mis-kuhn-struhk-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[mis-kuhn-struhk-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | wrong construction; misinterpretation: to put a misconstruction upon an action. |
| 2. | an act or instance of misconstruing. |
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| mis·con·struc·tion
(mĭs'kən-strŭk'shən) Pronunciation Key
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| misconstruction | |
noun | |
| 1. | a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately) [syn: misconstrual] |
| 2. | an ungrammatical constituent [ant: construction] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Misconstruction
Mis`con*struc"tion\, n. Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation. --Bp. Stillingfleet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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