misread
ˌmis-ˈred 
; misreading
ˌmis-ˈrē-diŋ
; misreading
ˌmis-ˈrē-diŋ
1
: to read incorrectly
2
: to misinterpret in or as if in reading
totally misread the lesson of history—
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Examples of misread in a Sentence
I guess I misread the instructions.
They have misread the lessons of the past.
Politicians may have misread the mood of the public.
I badly misread the situation.
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As Allen set up his social media accounts and offered advice to potential sailors, some misread his name and addressed him as Mr. Ballen.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Conversely, extroverts also are known to misread introverts’ slower response times as either lack of interest in a conversation, or an invitation to talk more.
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This precisely crafted Coen brothers Working Title caper comedy is built on people misreading other people.
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Tapestry and Capri, however, have argued that this misreads the realities of the market, where customers shop high and low at same time and where the average out-the-door price of a Michael Kors bag last year was $92 anyway.
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Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Conversely, extroverts also are known to misread introverts’ slower response times as either lack of interest in a conversation, or an invitation to talk more.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
This precisely crafted Coen brothers Working Title caper comedy is built on people misreading other people.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 16 July 2024
Tapestry and Capri, however, have argued that this misreads the realities of the market, where customers shop high and low at same time and where the average out-the-door price of a Michael Kors bag last year was $92 anyway.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 10 Sep. 2024
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misread
verb
mis·read
(ˈ)mis-ˈrēd
1
: to read incorrectly
2
: to misinterpret in or as if in reading
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