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
Reflect on instances where your words or behavior may have been misread.
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
But when Brooke emerges from Max’s bathroom, NP Avery misreads her post-surgery shower as post-coital.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
While Le Pen’s supporters from MAGA-world may think of her as the French Donald Trump, this view fundamentally misreads the source of the RN’s popularity.
—Cole Stangler, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
The Global Race for Green Leadership Badenoch’s stance also misreads the climate reality and global economics.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
But when Brooke emerges from Max’s bathroom, NP Avery misreads her post-surgery shower as post-coital.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
While Le Pen’s supporters from MAGA-world may think of her as the French Donald Trump, this view fundamentally misreads the source of the RN’s popularity.
—Cole Stangler, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
The Global Race for Green Leadership Badenoch’s stance also misreads the climate reality and global economics.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misread
misunderstand
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Culturally sensitive clinical care is often misunderstood as simply providing surface-level accommodations — offering kosher meals, observing Sabbath restrictions, or including a rabbi on staff.—
Devora Shabtai,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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Miller misunderstands the significance of the right of habeas corpus, for starters.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misread. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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