Misconstruction

Definitions

1. Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.
   countable, uncountable
2. A misunderstanding or misinterpretation resulting from a different meaning than intended of a word that has multiple meanings.
   countable, uncountable
3. Other misconstrual or misinterpretation not necessarily hinging on missense of any particular word.
   countable, uncountable
4. An ungrammatical phrase; a misformed word.
   countable, uncountable
5. The act of misbuilding; an instance of it.
   countable, uncommon, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“a misconstruction of the law”

CEFR level