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English Dictionary: misconstruction by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
misconstruction
n
  1. a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
    Synonym(s): misconstrual, misconstruction
  2. an ungrammatical constituent
    Antonym(s): construction, expression, grammatical construction
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Misconstruction \Mis`con*struc"tion\, n.
      Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation. --Bp.
      Stillingfleet.
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