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She used the adjective portentious in her speech, not realizing it was a misconstruction of portentous.
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She used the adjective portentious in her speech, not realizing it was a misconstruction of portentous.
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portentious
Adjective
alt-of
misconstruction
Japanese Meaning
（「portentous」の誤用）不吉な前兆や、何か重大な出来事を暗示する様子を示す意味として誤って用いられる場合がある
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