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A misunderstanding or misinterpretation resulting from the use of the wrong meaning of a word that has multiple meanings. / (grammar) An ungrammatical phrase. / A misconstrual or misinterpretation.

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misconstruction

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misconstruction

Noun

countable uncountable

A misunderstanding or misinterpretation resulting from the use of the wrong meaning of a word that has multiple meanings. / (grammar) An ungrammatical phrase. / A misconstrual or misinterpretation.

Japanese Meaning

複数の意味を持つ単語の誤った意味を用いた結果として生じる誤解や誤った解釈 / 文法上の用法として、非文法的な、正しくない表現 / 上記に類似する誤解や誤った解釈

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女が「light」を「明るい」ではなく「軽い」と解釈したという、多義語の意味の取り違えによる誤解が文全体の誤読を招いた。

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A misunderstanding or misinterpretation resulting from the use of the wrong meaning of a word that has multiple meanings.

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.

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