misconstruction

• Sustantivo que designa una interpretación incorrecta o un malentendido de palabras o acciones, a menudo intencionado, o bien una construcción gramatical incorrecta en el lenguaje.

A noun referring to a misinterpretation or incorrect understanding of words or actions, often deliberately, or an ungrammatical linguistic construction.

1. MisinterpretationC1formal

   A mistaken understanding or interpretation of words, actions, or intentions, often deliberate.

   Interpretación errónea

   • His innocent comment was open to misconstruction by the press.
   • The politician's speech was deliberately twisted, leading to a widespread misconstruction of his views.
   • To avoid misconstruction, she clarified her statement in writing.

   Sinónimosdistortionmisapprehensionmisconceptionmisinterpretationmisreadingmisunderstandingperversion

   Antónimoscomprehensiongraspinterpretationperceptionunderstanding

2. Ungrammatical structureC2formal

   A phrase or sentence that is grammatically incorrect or poorly constructed.

   Construcción agramatical

   • The student's essay was full of misconstructions that made it hard to follow.
   • Linguists study common misconstructions in language acquisition.
   • The editor corrected several misconstructions in the manuscript.

   Sinónimosbarbarismsolecism