misconstructed
Poorly put together
Misconstructed means wrongly built, assembled, or put together, whether physically or conceptually.
It applies to arguments, sentences, or theories that have been improperly formed or structured.
The lawyer argued that the case against his client was misconstructed from the start.
The word is the past tense and past participle of misconstruct, though both forms see relatively little use compared to the related misconstrued, which concerns interpretation rather than construction.
Poorly executed, spoiled
- bungledPerformed ineptly, failed
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- substandardBelow required quality
malformed · mishandled · amateurish · crude · inferior · inadequate · unfit · imprecise
Incorrectly comprehended
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- misconstruedIncorrectly understood another's meaning
- misjudgedAssessed incorrectly
- mistranslatedIncorrectly converted between languages
misrepresented · garbled · confused · muddled · erroneous · inaccurate · misleading · distorted
Bent out of true
- twistedWound around itself
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- contortedTwisted unnaturally
- bentCurved; also dishonest
misshapen · deformed · gnarled · asymmetrical · irregular · uneven · crooked · lopsided
Having faults or imperfections
- fallaciousContaining faulty reasoning
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
- invalidWithout legal force
- speciousSuperficially plausible but flawed
spurious · unfounded · questionable · dubious · unreliable · untrustworthy · weak · untenable
Prone to sudden change
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- precariousDangerously insecure
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
weak · brittle · unsupported · unbraced · wobbly · tottering · unsafe · compromised
botched
Poorly executed, spoiled
substandard · malformed · mishandled · amateurish · crude · inferior · inadequate · unfit · imprecise · slipshod
misunderstood
Incorrectly comprehended
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- misconstruedIncorrectly understood another's meaning
- misjudgedAssessed incorrectly
mistranslated · misrepresented · garbled · confused · muddled · erroneous · inaccurate · misleading · distorted
warped
Bent out of true
bent · misshapen · deformed · gnarled · asymmetrical · irregular · uneven · crooked · lopsided · misaligned
flawed
Having faults or imperfections
- fallaciousContaining faulty reasoning
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
- invalidWithout legal force
specious · spurious · unfounded · questionable · dubious · unreliable · untrustworthy · weak · untenable · baseless
unstable
Prone to sudden change
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- precariousDangerously insecure
fragile · weak · brittle · unsupported · unbraced · wobbly · tottering · unsafe · compromised · load-bearing