misconstruction

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɪskənˈstrʌkʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌmɪskənˈstrʌkʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mis′kən struk′shən)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mis•con•struc•tion /ˌmɪskənˈstrʌkʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
    1. [uncountable] the state or condition of being mistaken:a law not open to misconstruction.
    2. [countable] an act or example of such misunderstanding.
    See -stru-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mis•con•struc•tion  (mis′kən struk′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. wrong construction;
    misinterpretation:to put a misconstruction upon an action.
  2. an act or instance of misconstruing.
  • mis-1 + construction 1505–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
misconstruction /ˌmɪskənˈstrʌkʃən/ n
  1. a false interpretation of evidence, facts, etc
  2. a faulty construction, esp in grammar

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