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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Recent Examples of misread
Such are the perils of polling in which thin samples, shaky turnout guesses and voters who increasingly refuse to answer surveys can produce numbers that look precise but badly misread the electorate.
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Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
Bank of America economists also believe the market may be misreading the current situation by anticipating that the Fed automatically will prioritize inflation.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Industry guidance from Innovative Toll Solutions says common errors include misread license plates, toll tags that aren’t properly registered, duplicate transactions, or system glitches.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
Perhaps chalk it up to her misreading the room or being overeager.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
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Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
Bank of America economists also believe the market may be misreading the current situation by anticipating that the Fed automatically will prioritize inflation.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Industry guidance from Innovative Toll Solutions says common errors include misread license plates, toll tags that aren’t properly registered, duplicate transactions, or system glitches.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
Perhaps chalk it up to her misreading the room or being overeager.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misread
misunderstand
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This fundamentally misunderstands physical infrastructure.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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But people also misunderstand sharia and how it is applied, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misread. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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