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construction
noun /kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/Definition
put a construction on sth formal › to understand something in a particular way: How can they put such a damning construction on a perfectly innocent phrase?Judgments and analyses › to understand something as having a particular meaning, especially other people's actions and statements: I don't want them to put the wrong construction on my actions. → See construeJudgments and analyses
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Synonyms and related words:
- analysis noun
- anatomy noun
- appraisal noun
- assessment noun
- critique noun
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- interpretation noun (WAY OF PERFORMING)
- job evaluation noun
- judgment noun (DECIDE)
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