misread
to read wrongly.
to misunderstand or misinterpret.
Origin of misread
1Other words from misread
- mis·read·er, noun
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How to use misread in a sentence
“I think this interpretation that we’re seeing here is tortured and seems to go out of the way to willfully misread what is a pretty straightforward, innocent statement,” Schaffner said.
Vaccine conspiracy theorists become even more desperate after full FDA authorization | Aaron Blake | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostBardsley misread the flight of the ball, coming off her line but failing to punch it away.
Rose Lavelle dazzles in her NWSL return with OL Reign, but the Spirit gets the win | Steven Goff | May 31, 2021 | Washington PostWe were surprised, declined, and then privately rolled our eyes at how we’d been misread.
I Didn't Consider My Marriage Interracial. But I Wasn't Being Totally Honest With Myself | Naima Coster | March 4, 2021 | TimeYou can also call the police yourself, but be aware that they can misread the situation and cause even more harm themselves.
How to break free of the bystander effect and help someone in trouble | Tara Santora | March 2, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIf you receive a rude email, pick up the phone and let the sender’s tone of voice tell you if you were misreading it.
Video conferences are here to stay, even after we go back to the office. Get used to it. | Karla Miller | February 4, 2021 | Washington Post
The person who had phoned the Halls had, quite simply, misread the results.
When a health-care worker misread test results, it left the Halls with a daughter with a rare genetic syndrome.
A technician made a simple, life-changing mistake and misread the test tubes.
Nor is the stubborn, shrewd prime minsiter known to capitulate easily, or to misread public sentiment.
Why Did Netanyahu Release Palestinian Prisoners? | Abraham Katsman | August 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut to a large degree, the debt doomsayers misread the data.
If this were a type and instance of hopeless love he had certainly misread all the songs and sayings.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette DuncanHe misread words and letters of the MS., although he had two transcripts.
The Translations of Beowulf | Chauncey Brewster TinkerShe had a way of yielding so quickly, when it was right and best, very flattering to a man in love and easily misread.
A Little Girl in Old Salem | Amanda Minnie DouglasThe crown of life had been attained, the vague yearnings, the misread impulses, had found accomplishment at last.
The Longest Journey | E. M. ForsterTo suppose, as some hasty moralisers have done, that Charles cared for nothing but his women is to misread his character.
Andrew Marvell | Augustine Birrell
British Dictionary definitions for misread
/ (ˌmɪsˈriːd) /
to read incorrectly
to misinterpret
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