"misconstruct" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌmɪskənˈstɹʌkt/ Forms: misconstructs [present, singular, third-person], misconstructing [participle, present], misconstructed [participle, past], misconstructed [past]
Etymology: From mis- + construct. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|construct}} mis- + construct Head templates: {{en-verb}} misconstruct (third-person singular simple present misconstructs, present participle misconstructing, simple past and past participle misconstructed)
  1. To construct wrongly. Synonyms: misbuild#Verb
    Sense id: en-misconstruct-en-verb-1~Y7pJhj Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 50 50
  2. To construe or interpret erroneously. Synonyms: misconstrue
    Sense id: en-misconstruct-en-verb-W4YzEvE9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: destruction, malconstruction, misconstruction

Inflected forms

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