construal
- noun
- /kənˈstruːəl/
- Normativity derives its dominant conceptual force from a qualitative construal of difference, while normality is based on difference understood in quantitative terms.
- self-construal
Examples
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Whether or not this is Lilla's view, I seriously doubt that it is a defensible construal of the thinking of Berlin and Shklar.
Academic text (1999) -
What is often not realized is that the construal is an interpretation, and that it is possible to interpret the same event in different ways.
Academic text (1998) -
The main difference between Purgatory and the Sisyphus blends is in the construal of the search process itself.
Academic text (2005) -
The Catholic construal of reality, however, could never define "being," "presence," or "body" as wholly autonomous substances or objectified representations.
Academic text (2006) -
Rather, this construal of the elements constituting the church and regulating an approach to understanding suggests the three theses that follow.
Academic text (2009) -
The question of validity, so far as the specification was concerned, depended on whether one took the plaintiffs' or the defendants' construal of it.
Academic text (2016) -
Because of her communal, historicist construal of theology, Fulkerson's work may be compared to George Lindbeck's cultural linguistic paradigm.
Academic text (2000) -
The correct construal of these antitheses is indispensable to a discernment of the structural patterns through which Augustine communicates his theological vision.
Academic text (2007) -
Her construal of the story was different from mine, highlighting how two people can interpret the same event in varied ways.
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The children's construal of the game rules led to several misunderstandings, demonstrating the importance of clear communication.
Synonyms
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4.2
A way of understanding or judging something
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4.4
An explanation of what something means
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4.8
A way of explaining the meaning of words or texts
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4.1
Giving the meaning of something that is not clear
How Specific
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Construal comes from the verb construe, from the Latin parts con- and struere meaning 'together' and 'to build'. It shares the same root as construct and structure, so a construal is like the way you 'build' or explain the meaning of something.