misconstruction
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English construction English misconstruction From mis- + construction.
- Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.
“Our attention has been called to the possibility of misconstruction in our reply given under the above heading in the December issue concerning track circuit through busy stations normally entered at low speeds.”
- Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.
“a misconstruction of the law”
- Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.
- Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.