misconstruction

/mɪskənstɹˈʌkʃən/ noun

Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.

Word Origin Misconstruction is literally 'wrong building together.' From Latin 'com-' (together) + 'struere' (to build) + 'mis-' (wrongly). So it's a faulty construction, either of a physical structure or, more often, of an idea — a misinterpretation. The same building root gives us 'construct', 'destroy' (un-build), and 'instruct' (build into the mind). The '-ion' suffix makes it a noun, the result of building wrongly.

noun Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it. countable

The bridge collapsed due to a misconstruction of its foundational supports.

(名词) 错误构建;施工错误

由于基础支撑结构存在施工错误,桥梁倒塌了。

(sustantivo) construcción defectuosa; construcción errónea; mala construcción; defecto de construcción [Construcción equivocada o defectuosa; una instancia de ello.]

El puente se derrumbó debido a una **construcción defectuosa** de sus soportes fundamentales.

(nom) vice de construction; malfaçon; défaut de construction; construction défectueuse [Construction erronée ou défectueuse ; cas de figure dans lequel une chose est mal construite.]

Le pont s'est effondré à cause d'une construction défectueuse de ses fondations.

(Substantiv) Fehlkonstruktion; Konstruktionsfehler [Ein fehlerhafter Aufbau oder eine falsche Konstruktion; ein Beispiel dafür.]

Die Brücke stürzte aufgrund einer **Misconstruction** in den Fundamenten ein.

(名詞) 誤った構築や組み立て、その具体例。

その橋は基礎部分の施工不良が原因で崩壊した。

(substantivo) construção errônea; construção defeituosa; construção falha [Construção errada ou defeituosa; um caso disso.]

A ponte desabou devido a uma construção defeituosa de seus suportes estruturais.

Word parts: mis + con + struct + ion

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