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misunderstanding vs misconstruction

misconstruction vs misunderstanding

misunderstanding and misconstruction both are nouns.

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

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