as in misunderstanding
a failure to understand correctly
his misconstruction of the blueprints led to some costly and time-consuming repairs
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Recent Examples of misconstruction
This is a gross misconstruction of federal law.
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Noah Feldman Bloomberg Opinion (tns), Star Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020
Noah Feldman Bloomberg Opinion (tns), Star Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020
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“Misconstruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconstruction. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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