misconstruction.
Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.
Meaning & usage
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.
Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it. Other misconstrual or misinterpretation not necessarily hinging on missense of any particular word.
a misconstruction of the law
Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it. An ungrammatical phrase; a misformed word.
Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it. The act of misbuilding; an instance of it.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English construction English misconstruction From mis- + construction.
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