Noun: misconstruction ,mis-kun'strúk-shun
- A kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
"His misconstruction of her friendly gesture as romantic interest led to an awkward situation";
- misconstrual
- An ungrammatical constituent
"The student's essay was full of misconstructions"
Derived forms: misconstructions
Type of: constituent, grammatical constituent, misinterpretation, mistaking, misunderstanding
Antonym: construction