Definitions
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- noun A
misinterpretation of the meaning of words.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
Etymologies
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Examples
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And this misconstrual is beyond foolish, for it is transparently clear what the counterexamples are for, and what thesis they are directed at.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Add Bad Ethics to the Problems of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”? 2010
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Is this yet another convenient misconstrual of something else Isaid?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawyers, Treason, and Deception: A Response to Andrew McCarthy 2010
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You sidewise reference to Behe there perpetuates a misconstrual of his testimony in Dover, by the way.
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You sidewise reference to Behe there perpetuates a misconstrual of his testimony in Dover, by the way.
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What the Nobel laureate seems to realize -- Vitter's misconstrual notwithstanding -- is that pricing oil at its actual cost is the fastest way for the next-generation technologies to flourish with something like, yes, free-market vigor.
Jed Horne: Senator Vitter Discovers Adam Smith Jed Horne 2011
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Is this yet another convenient misconstrual of something else I said?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawyers, Treason, and Deception: A Response to Andrew McCarthy 2010
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I have no authorization from ShelbyC, nor am I the same person as he, I just jumped in because your uncharitable misconstrual was getting ridiculous.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Add Bad Ethics to the Problems of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”? 2010
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What the Nobel laureate seems to realize -- Vitter's misconstrual notwithstanding -- is that pricing oil at its actual cost is the fastest way for the next-generation technologies to flourish with something like, yes, free-market vigor.
Jed Horne: Senator Vitter Discovers Adam Smith Jed Horne 2011
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Is this yet another convenient misconstrual of something else Isaid?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawyers, Treason, and Deception: A Response to Andrew McCarthy 2010
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What the Nobel laureate seems to realize -- Vitter's misconstrual notwithstanding -- is that pricing oil at its actual cost is the fastest way for the next-generation technologies to flourish with something like, yes, free-market vigor.
Jed Horne: Senator Vitter Discovers Adam Smith Jed Horne 2011
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