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verb (used with or without object), mis·read [mis-red ], /mɪsˈrɛd/, mis·read·ing [mis-ree -ding]. /mɪsˈri dɪŋ/. to read wrongly.
to misunderstand or misinterpret.
Origin of misread First recorded in 1800–10; mis-1 + read1
OTHER WORDS FROM misread mis·read·er, noun Words nearby misread misproud, mispunctuate, misquotation, misquote, Misr, misread , misreckon, misredemption, misremember, misreport, misrepresent
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Example sentences from the Web for misread The person who had phoned the Halls had, quite simply, misread the results.
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Philip did not say anything, but Susan did not misread the look in his tired eyes.
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This was obviously ironical, but it was irony that might easily be misread .
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Those who attempt to explain his early concern with the West as purely altruistic must misread his numerous letters and diaries.
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He misread words and letters of the MS., although he had two transcripts.
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I wonder if you misread him so utterly as to believe that he thought himself something of a prize?
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British Dictionary definitions for misread verb -reads , -reading or -read (-ˈrɛd ) (tr) to read incorrectly
to misinterpret
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Words related to misread confuse, misjudge, misinterpret, misconstrue, miscalculate, misconceive, confound, misapply, fail, miss, misapprehend, mistake, misreckon, get wrong, misknow, miss the point, take amiss