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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.
Other misconstrual or misinterpretation not necessarily hinging on missense of any particular word.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.
An ungrammatical phrase; a misformed word.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.
The act of misbuilding; an instance of it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncommon, uncountable
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noun
an ungrammatical constituent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: construction
Broader terms: constituent, grammatical constituent
noun
a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: misconstrual
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistaking
History
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.
