Misconstrual

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A misinterpretation of the meaning of something. countable, uncountable

    "In order to mitigate any possible misconstrual, the following sections highlight this fact where it is relevant."

  2. 2
    a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately) wordnet

Synonyms

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misconstructionmisconstruancemisconstruationmisconstruction

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"In order to mitigate any possible misconstrual, the following sections highlight this fact where it is relevant."

Etymology

From misconstrue + -al.

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