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
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.
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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
The Cubs put the tying run on with no outs in the bottom of the seventh, but Tucker’s soft liner to second turned into a double play when Michael Busch misread it and couldn’t get back, and Seiya Suzuki fanned.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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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
The Cubs put the tying run on with no outs in the bottom of the seventh, but Tucker’s soft liner to second turned into a double play when Michael Busch misread it and couldn’t get back, and Seiya Suzuki fanned.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misread
misunderstand
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Furthermore, even if the AI isn’t the culprit in souring their mental health, a person might misunderstand the AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The same kind of misunderstanding speckles the discourse around Live Laugh Love, his stellar new album.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misread. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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