diff --git a/exceptions/generic/MDParseException.php b/exceptions/generic/MDParseException.php
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+<?PHP
+declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+/**
+ * Custom exception class to be thrown when import data could not be parsed.
+ */
+final class MDParseException extends MDExpectedException {
+    /**
+     * Error message.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function errorMessage() {
+        //error message
+        return 'Failed to parse input: ' . $this->getMessage();
+
+    }
+}