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
Trump has thus misread the Brazilian political landscape by assuming that external pressure would weaken Lula, overlooking the extent to which Brazil’s economic interdependence with China and the pragmatism of its electorate constrain any sharp foreign policy realignment in Washington’s favor.
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Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
The interference has included both jamming—overpowering communications with strong radio signals—and spoofing, which tricks receivers into misreading their location or even the time.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Tolbert misread a line drive off the wall in the fourth inning and allowed a pop-up to drop alongside him in the seventh.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
For many in the art market, the reforms misread at least two profound truths of the auction business.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
The interference has included both jamming—overpowering communications with strong radio signals—and spoofing, which tricks receivers into misreading their location or even the time.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Tolbert misread a line drive off the wall in the fourth inning and allowed a pop-up to drop alongside him in the seventh.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
For many in the art market, the reforms misread at least two profound truths of the auction business.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misread
misunderstand
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Carr would never admit to that, instead taking the time at the Concordia talk to blame Democrats for misunderstanding his job at the FCC.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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As Augmented Intelligence Chopra believes most people fundamentally misunderstand what AI actually is.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misread. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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