misconstruation

English

Etymology

From misconstrue +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

Noun

misconstruation (countable and uncountable, plural misconstruations)

  1. (rare, nonstandard) The act or process of misconstruing.
    Synonyms: misconstrual, misconstruance, misconstruction
    • 1934 September, Emery R[oe] Hayhurst, “Industrial Toxicology—By Alice Hamilton, M.D. […]”, in American Journal of Public Health and The Nation’s Health, volume 24, number 9, Albany, N.Y.; New York, N.Y.: American Public Health Association, →ISSN, →OCLC, Books and Reports section, page 993, column 2:
      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.)
    • 1978, Since they acted as ‘the eyes and ears of the Sultan, no laxity was permitted to them and a slight delay or misconstruation of information was treated as a contempt of Royalty and meted with death’ - Meera Singh, Medieval History of India, Vikas Publishing House.
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