Misconstruation
//mɪskənˈstɹuːeɪʃən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or process of misconstruing. countable, nonstandard, rare, uncountable
"A fairly close scrutiny has failed to find material errors. (We did note the undoubted substitution of the term “carbon monoxide” for “carbon tetrachloride” in the reference to Boveri on page 275, but the context would prevent misconstruations here.)"
Example
More examples"A fairly close scrutiny has failed to find material errors. (We did note the undoubted substitution of the term “carbon monoxide” for “carbon tetrachloride” in the reference to Boveri on page 275, but the context would prevent misconstruations here.)"
Etymology
From misconstrue + -ation.
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