misconstruction

Meanings

1. Mistaken or faulty construction; an instance of it.
2. A misunderstanding or misinterpretation resulting from a different meaning than intended of a word that has multiple meanings.
3. Other misconstrual or misinterpretation not necessarily hinging on missense of any particular word.
4. An ungrammatical phrase; a misformed word.
5. The act of misbuilding; an instance of it.

Etymology

From mis- + construction.