misconstrualn.
/ˌmɪskənˈstruːəl/, U.S. /ˌmɪskənˈstruəl/ Misunderstanding, misinterpretation; an instance of this.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > [noun]
mistakinga1400
misconceivinga1425
misunderstandingc1443
misweening1493
misknowledgea1500
misconstructiona1535
misconstruinga1535
misinterpreting1563
misinterpretation1576
mispersuasion1593
misconceit1596
a mistake of1614
misconcept1616
misinference1627
misinferring1627
misapprehension1629
misconception1658
misrendering1661
misapprehending1702
misperception1722
misintelligence1779
misthinking1788
misreading1832
miscomprehension1843
criss-cross1877
misconstrual1950
1950 Amer. Econ. Rev. 40 166 The term ‘mature’ is subject to the same sort of misconstrual as ‘stagnant’.
1965 Mind 74 166 An attention getter, an idling doubt, or a misconstrual of language.
1981 Verbatim Spring 13/2 The book is riddled with misinformation, errors, and misconstruals, either inadvertent or deliberate.
1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 Aug. 64/4 The misconstruals of evolutionary theory that are so often expressed by non-biologists.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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