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
But even before the debate, many Democrats worried Biden and his team were misreading the dynamics of the race.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 July 2024
There is simply too much opportunity for people to misread your intentions and your state of mind.
—Peter H. Schwartz, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
Kübler-Ross has been widely misread by the public: her original research was on how people coped with the prospect of their own death, not with the loss of another.
—Cody Delistraty, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
The implication for the United States should give policymakers pause: its efforts to rebuild credibility are costly, easily misread, and can even backfire.
—Keren Yarhi-Milo, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 July 2024
There is simply too much opportunity for people to misread your intentions and your state of mind.
—Peter H. Schwartz, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
Kübler-Ross has been widely misread by the public: her original research was on how people coped with the prospect of their own death, not with the loss of another.
—Cody Delistraty, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
The implication for the United States should give policymakers pause: its efforts to rebuild credibility are costly, easily misread, and can even backfire.
—Keren Yarhi-Milo, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 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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