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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation.

Bp. Stillingfleet.

Noun.

Wrong interpretation of words or things; a mistaking of the true meaning; as a misconstruction of words or actions.

misconstruction ‎(plural misconstructions)

a misunderstanding or misinterpretation resulting from the use of the wrong meaning of a word that has multiple meanings
(grammar) an ungrammatical phrase