Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misconstruction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: mis-con-struc-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Our attention has been called to the possibility of misconstruction in our reply given under the above heading in the December issue concerning track circuit through busy stations normally entered at low speeds."
"a misconstruction of the law"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English construction English misconstruction From mis- + construction.

Usage

Inflected Forms

misconstructions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

eggcorn

Synonyms

misconstrual

Questions

What does misconstruction mean?: Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.
Where does misconstruction come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English construction English misconstruction From mis- + construction.

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