misconstruct

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ construct.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɪskənˈstɹʌkt/

Verb

misconstruct (third-person singular simple present misconstructs, present participle misconstructing, simple past and past participle misconstructed)

1. To construct wrongly.

   Synonym: misbuild

   Hypernyms: construct, build; screw up, fuck up (vulgar)

   Coordinate terms: deconstruct, destruct, reconstruct

2. To construe or interpret erroneously.

   Synonym: misconstrue

   Near-synonyms: misinterpret, misportray, misapprehend, miscomprehend, misunderstand

Related terms

• destruction
• malconstruction
• misconstruction

References

• “misconstruct”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.