misread
verb (used with or without object)
to read wrongly.
has misread
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present perfectof misread (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A cool number in Wednesday’s release of the July consumer-price index would relieve pressure on both Warsh personally and a policy committee weighing whether it has misread the U.S. economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Instead he has been on the back foot, reactive rather than proactive, and has misread the extent of betrayal by the church.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2018
This judgment has misread the mood of India’s young population.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2013
Diversification is always smart and these will do alright if the market has misread the tealeaves and rates stabilize or fall a bit from here.
From Time ● Jul. 1, 2013
Her eyes have a kind of exultant softness; she has misread the pain and pallor of his face and her power of bringing back its warm, joyous tints, but ignorance is bliss.
From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Amanda Minnie Douglas
