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
But it will definitely be said that this was one where Democrats misread the electorate, including their own voters.
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
White ‘misread’ the situation, judge rules White was one of two police officers called to the Yallambee Lodge nursing home by staff who asked for help with a resident who was holding two knives.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
That bond began to fracture when Postecoglou misread supporter sentiment ahead of a crunch clash with Manchester City at the end of last season.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
These claims completely misread the map.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
White ‘misread’ the situation, judge rules White was one of two police officers called to the Yallambee Lodge nursing home by staff who asked for help with a resident who was holding two knives.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
That bond began to fracture when Postecoglou misread supporter sentiment ahead of a crunch clash with Manchester City at the end of last season.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
These claims completely misread the map.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misread
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Is Big, Beautiful And Sad Northern Lights Alert For 17 States After ‘Double Eruption’ On Sun Time Blocking as a Leadership Act Time blocking, often misunderstood as a simple productivity hack, is in fact a form of proactive alignment.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Teachers commonly misunderstood his methods of self-regulation, such as stimming by flapping his hands, as a threat.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misread. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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