Pronunciation: /ˌmɪskənˈstruəl/
noun a mistaken interpretation or understanding of something
A1 Misconstrual happens when someone misunderstands a situation.
A2 The teacher clarified the instructions to avoid any misconstrual by the students.
B1 There was a misconstrual of the company's policies which led to confusion among the employees.
B2 The lawyer argued that the prosecution's case was based on a misconstrual of the evidence.
C1 The artist's work was often subject to misconstrual by critics who failed to grasp its true meaning.
C2 The author was frustrated by the constant misconstrual of her novel's themes by literary scholars.
formal The misconstrual of the data led to incorrect conclusions being drawn.
informal Don't make a misconstrual of what I said, I was just joking.
slang She always seems to twist things around and create a misconstrual.
figurative His actions were like a misconstrual of a painting, where the true meaning was hidden beneath the surface.
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