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
Older coworkers often misread those priorities as lower effort.
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Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Absent hard data, corporations can claim their disclosures are being misread.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Using technology to effectively offload cognitive workouts can have a detrimental effect on learning and memory and can cause people to misread their own understanding or abilities, leading to what psychologists call metacognitive errors.
—Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump has thus misread the Brazilian political landscape by assuming that external pressure would weaken Lula, overlooking the extent to which Brazil’s economic interdependence with China and the pragmatism of its electorate constrain any sharp foreign policy realignment in Washington’s favor.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Absent hard data, corporations can claim their disclosures are being misread.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Using technology to effectively offload cognitive workouts can have a detrimental effect on learning and memory and can cause people to misread their own understanding or abilities, leading to what psychologists call metacognitive errors.
—Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump has thus misread the Brazilian political landscape by assuming that external pressure would weaken Lula, overlooking the extent to which Brazil’s economic interdependence with China and the pragmatism of its electorate constrain any sharp foreign policy realignment in Washington’s favor.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misread
misunderstand
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Many patients are surprised to learn that watery eyes can actually be a sign of dryness, a common but frequently misunderstood symptom.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
6 Oct. 2025
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But a nurse eventually overhears Archer and Hannah discussing it, and misunderstands the situation.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misread. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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