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/mɪskənˈstɹuːeɪʃən/ · noun
(rare, nonstandard) The act or process of misconstruing..
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.
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.)
Use misconstruation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Misconstruation means (rare, nonstandard) The act or process of misconstruing..
Common synonyms include misconstrual, misconstruance, misconstruction.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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