as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
I misread her body language and thought she was becoming confrontational
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This may misread Putin’s apparent pathological commitment to victory, and the broad existential nature of the conflict for Moscow in the eyes of its propagandists.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
It was eventually revealed that Nasser was simply misreading the poster.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
That poncho was a symbol of something Stewart had always stood for, even though many had over the years misread—and even been angered by—her message.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
But New Delhi will have to tread carefully and frame this outreach effectively to ensure that the incoming Trump team does not misread its efforts as a Chinese-Indian grand bargain at the United States’ expense.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
It was eventually revealed that Nasser was simply misreading the poster.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
That poncho was a symbol of something Stewart had always stood for, even though many had over the years misread—and even been angered by—her message.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
But New Delhi will have to tread carefully and frame this outreach effectively to ensure that the incoming Trump team does not misread its efforts as a Chinese-Indian grand bargain at the United States’ expense.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misread. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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