construal

Definitions

The way in which a person interprets, understands, or explains a situation or behavior.

A specific mental representation or subjective perception of an event or stimulus.

Examples

The way we interpret social interactions depends heavily on our individual construal of the other person's intentions.

His construal of the contract was vastly different from mine, leading to a significant disagreement over the project requirements.

Synonyms

interpretation understanding reading perception explanation viewpoint conception

Antonyms

misinterpretation misunderstanding fact reality objective truth literal meaning