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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.
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Our attention has been called to the possibility of misconstruction in our reply given under the above heading in the December issue concerning track circuit through busy stations normally entered at low speeds.
Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it. Other misconstrual or misinterpretation not necessarily hinging on missense of any particular word.
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a misconstruction of the law
Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it. An ungrammatical phrase; a misformed word.
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Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it. The act of misbuilding; an instance of it.
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Noun
a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
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an ungrammatical constituent
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