Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misconstruation

/mɪskənˈstɹuːeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-con-stru-a-tion
IPA: /mɪskənˈstɹuːeɪʃən/

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of misconstruing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A fairly close scrutiny has failed to find material errors. (We did note the undoubted substitution of the term “carbon monoxide” for “carbon tetrachloride” in the reference to Boveri on page 275, but the context would prevent misconstruations here.)"
"1978, Since they acted as ‘the eyes and ears of the Sultan, no laxity was permitted to them and a slight delay or misconstruation of information was treated as a contempt of Royalty and meted with death’ - Meera Singh, Medieval History of India, Vikas Publishing House."

Etymology

From misconstrue + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: misconstrue

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɪskənˈstɹuːeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

misconstruations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

construation

Synonyms

misconstrual misconstruance misconstruction

Questions

How do you pronounce misconstruation?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪskənˈstɹuːeɪʃən/.
What does misconstruation mean?: The act or process of misconstruing.
Where does misconstruation come from?: From misconstrue + -ation.

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