misread

[mis-reed]

verb (used with or without object)

misread , misreading .

1. to read wrongly.

2. to misunderstand or misinterpret.

misread

/ ˌmɪsˈriːd /

verb

1. to read incorrectly

2. to misinterpret

Other Word Forms

• misreader noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of misread¹

First recorded in 1800–10; mis- ¹ + read ¹

Example Sentences

As I wrote recently, Elon Musk’s fixation with Britain’s current social and political crisis seems to be rooted in misbegotten anglophile nostalgia and a grotesque misreading of “The Lord of the Rings.”

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When the power cut out, the system had misread the signal as a steam leak.

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Alas, Democrats seem determined to misread the lessons even in victory.

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That’s exactly what we’re talking about: Some mishmash misreading of Shakespeare’s “Henry V” mixed with the myth of Winston Churchill, that unregenerate racist curmudgeon turned right-wing godhead, has curdled Elon’s brain.

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But that misreads an endnote: As I make clear in the text, the number refers specifically to German casualties during the first three months of Operation Barbarossa.

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Related Words

• confuse 
• miscalculate 
• misconstrue 
• misinterpret 
• misjudge