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MISCONSTRUCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ungrammatical constituent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("misconstruction" is a kind of...):
constituent; grammatical constituent ((grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction)
Antonym:
construction (a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
Synonyms:
misconstrual; misconstruction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("misconstruction" is a kind of...):
misinterpretation; mistaking; misunderstanding (putting the wrong interpretation on)
Derivation:
misconstrue (interpret in the wrong way)
