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misread

[ mis-reed ]
/ mɪsˈrid /
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verb (used with or without object), mis·read [mis-red] /mɪsˈrɛd/, mis·read·ing [mis-ree-ding] /mɪsˈri dɪŋ/.

to read wrongly.
to misunderstand or misinterpret.

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RELATED WORDS

confuse, misjudge, misinterpret, misconstrue, miscalculate, misconceive, confound, misapply, fail, miss, misapprehend, mistake, misreckon, misknow

Nearby words

  1. misproud,
  2. mispunctuate,
  3. misquotation,
  4. misquote,
  5. misr,
  6. misreckon,
  7. misredemption,
  8. misremember,
  9. misreport,
  10. misrepresent

Origin of misread

First recorded in 1800–10; mis-1 + read1
Related formsmis·read·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for misread

misread

/ (ˌmɪsˈriːd) /

verb -reads, -reading or -read (-ˈrɛd) (tr)

to read incorrectly
to misinterpret
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for misread

misread

v.

1809, from mis- (1) + read (v.). Related: Misreading.

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