(misconstruction)
121distortion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Twisting out of shape Nouns 1. distortion, contortion; twist, torque, torsion; crookedness, obliquity; grimace, pout; asymmetry, anamorphosis. 2. disability, crippling, debility, handicap, defect;… …
122error — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Deviation from truth Nouns 1. error, fallacy; falsity (see falsehood), untruth; misconception, misapprehension, misunderstanding; inexactness, inaccuracy; anachronism; misconstruction, misinterpretation …
123misjudgment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Incorrect reasoning Nouns 1. misjudgment, miscalculation, misconception, miscomputation, error, hasty or snap conclusion, misinterpretation, misapprehension, misunderstanding, misconstruction,… …
124misrepresentation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. misstate ment, distortion, exaggeration, perversion, falsification; caricature, burlesque, travesty; mimicry, mockery, parody, takeoff, imitation. See falsehood. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. counterfeit,… …
125mistake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. misunderstand, err, misidentify. n. error, blunder, misunderstanding, slip. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A blunder] Syn. error, false step, blunder, slip; see error 1 . 2. [A misunderstanding] Syn.… …
126perversion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. distortion, misuse, misrepresentation, misconstruction; corruption, debasement. See deterioration, impiety, impurity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A distortion] Syn. involution, regression, abuse; see… …
127Misinterpretation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Misinterpretation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 misinterpretation misinterpretation misapprehension misunderstanding misacceptation| misconstruction misapplication Sgm: N 1 catachresis catachresis Sgm: N 1 eisegesis… …
128delusion — noun was her belief in his fidelity just a delusion? Syn: misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding, mistake, error, misinterpretation, misconstruction, misbelief; fallacy, illusion, fantasy …
