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Misconstruction

Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation.

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Constituent 76% connected

Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component.

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Misinterpretation 76% connected

The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.

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Mistaking 76% connected

of Mistake

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Misunderstand 74% connected

To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.

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Misunderstand 74% connected

To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.

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Construction 94% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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Construction 94% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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Adjunct noun · 86% connection

a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence

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Clause noun · 86% connection

(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence

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Complement noun · 86% connection

a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

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Coordinate clause noun · 86% connection

a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function

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Dependent clause noun · 86% connection

a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adje…

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Direct object noun · 86% connection

the object that receives the direct action of the verb

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Expression noun · 86% connection

a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward construction…

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Grammatical constituent noun · 86% connection

(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction

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Indirect object noun · 86% connection

the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb

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Interrogation noun · 86% connection

a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"

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Interrogative noun · 86% connection

a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"

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Nominal noun · 86% connection

a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb

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Nominal phrase noun · 86% connection

a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb

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Noun phrase noun · 86% connection

a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb

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Object noun · 86% connection

(grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb"

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Object of the verb noun · 86% connection

the object that receives the direct action of the verb

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Parenthetical noun · 86% connection

an expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals"

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Phrase noun · 86% connection

an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

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Abuse verb · 78% connection

To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inheri…

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Action noun · 78% connection

a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right…

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Action at law noun · 78% connection

a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right…

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Apparently adverb · 78% connection

unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great…

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Cabala noun · 78% connection

A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which…

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Construct adjective · 78% connection

Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference.

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Constructional adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, or deduced from, construction or interpretation.

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Constructive adjective · 78% connection

Derived from, or depending on, construction or interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.

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Correction noun · 78% connection

The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous state…

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Erroneous adjective · 78% connection

Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observa…

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Error noun · 78% connection

A wandering or deviation from the right course or standard; irregularity; mistake; inaccuracy; something made wrong or left wrong; as,…

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Evidently adverb · 78% connection

unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great…

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