misread
ˌmis-ˈred 
; misreading
ˌmis-ˈrē-diŋ
; misreading
ˌmis-ˈrē-diŋ
1
: to read incorrectly
2
: to misinterpret in or as if in reading
totally misread the lesson of history—
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Examples of misread in a Sentence
I guess I misread the instructions.
They have misread the lessons of the past.
Politicians may have misread the mood of the public.
I badly misread the situation.
Recent Examples on the Web
However, that hit was followed by a baserunning gaffe, as Ohtani misread a drive to center field by Freddie Freeman.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Workers would still need to expend the effort to try to reduce the chances of being misread by the algorithm, or to engage in emotional displays that would read favorably to the algorithm.
—Nazanin Andalibi, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2024
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Workers would still need to expend the effort to try to reduce the chances of being misread by the algorithm, or to engage in emotional displays that would read favorably to the algorithm.
—Nazanin Andalibi, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misread. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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misread
verb
mis·read
(ˈ)mis-ˈrēd
1
: to read incorrectly
2
: to misinterpret in or as if in reading
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