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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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.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
The sensors meant to detect hull strain didn’t trigger proper alarms and engineers misread or dismissed the data, the report found.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
This badly misreads Gaza's political culture.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
But is Gemma misreading the signs?
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misread. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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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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