Construction and Misconstruction

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Construction noun - A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit.

Usage example: I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner

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Misconstruction is an antonym for construction.

Misconstruction noun - An ungrammatical constituent.

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Construction is an antonym for misconstruction.

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Misconstruction and Construction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/construction/misconstruction

Construction & Misconstruction. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/construction/misconstruction>.

Misconstruction or Construction. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/construction/misconstruction.

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