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misconstruction

[ mis-kuhn-struhk-shuhn ]

noun

  1. wrong construction; misinterpretation:

    to put a misconstruction upon an action.

  2. an act or instance of misconstruing.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of misconstruction1

First recorded in 1505–15; mis- 1 + construction
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Ohanian used his misconstruction of employment figures as the basis for a wide-ranging critique of California economic policy, mostly citing how the high cost of living drives people out of the state.

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But the venture of projecting an album into the future — especially one centered on climate catastrophe — can face its own set of preconceived expectations that can lead to misconstruction.

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Trump's proclamation was a "clear misconstruction" of a law intended to liberalize trade, and "constituted an action outside the President's delegated authority," Katzmann wrote.

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The three-judge panel said “the central operative terms†of the Trump rule “hinged on a fundamental misconstruction†of the Clean Air Act.

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The Trump administration had cited a “fundamental misconstruction†of the Clean Air Act in carrying out the rollback, the U.S.

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