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misunderstanding vs misconstrual

misconstrual vs misunderstanding

misunderstanding and misconstrual both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misunderstanding Yes No No No
misconstrual Yes No No No
As nouns, misconstrual is a hyponym of misunderstanding; that is, misconstrual is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misunderstanding:
  • misunderstanding: putting the wrong interpretation on
  • misconstrual: a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
Other hyponyms of misunderstanding include imbroglio, misconstruction, misreading.
misunderstanding (noun) misconstrual (noun)
an understanding of something that is not correct a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
putting the wrong interpretation on
Difference between misunderstanding and misconstrual

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