Misconstruance

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of misconstrual. countable, uncountable

    "In order to make myself perfectly clear so there can be no possible chance of misconstruance of my contention, I will state again ,I do not wish to see this government get into this war, for we are in a certain sense into it already, but to stay out off it."

Example

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"In order to make myself perfectly clear so there can be no possible chance of misconstruance of my contention, I will state again ,I do not wish to see this government get into this war, for we are in a certain sense into it already, but to stay out off it."

Etymology

From misconstrue + -ance.

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