Meanings
nounconstrual (countable and uncountable, plural construals)
plural construals
- countableuncountableThe act of construing: interpreting, portraying, or both.
Near-synonyms: interpretation, portrayal
Synonyms: construance, construation, construction, interpretation, portrayal
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of construing: interpreting, portraying, or both.
Origin
- Englishconstrue
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishconstrual
Translations
Dutch interpretatie
- interpretatieact of interpreting
French interprétation
- interprétationact of interpreting
German Deutung
- Deutungact of interpreting
Indonesian pemahaman, interpretasi
- pemahamanact of interpreting
- interpretasiact of interpreting
Russian субъективная интерпретация
- субъективная интерпретация (subʺjektivnaja interpretacija)act of interpreting
Cite this entry
APA
construal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/construal
MLA
“construal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/construal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “construal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/construal.
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