as in misunderstanding
a failure to understand correctly
your misreading of the definition of the word is what got you into trouble
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as in missing
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 misreading
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Extreme heat in 2023 had damaged the quality of rice, causing an acute shortage last year that was exacerbated by the government’s misreading of supply and demand.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
James' lawyer has said that accusation was a lie based on a purposeful misreading of documents in a lawful real estate transaction.
—Eric Tucker, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2024
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
In Washington, Captain Olivia Walker (Rebecca Ferguson), gets his report and responds with concern but not alarm—the belief, at the beginning, is that somehow this is a misreading or a mistake.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Extreme heat in 2023 had damaged the quality of rice, causing an acute shortage last year that was exacerbated by the government’s misreading of supply and demand.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
James' lawyer has said that accusation was a lie based on a purposeful misreading of documents in a lawful real estate transaction.
—Eric Tucker, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2024
Verb
Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the University of Pennsylvania, and a vocal Kennedy critic, said Trump might be misreading the MAHA appeal in trying to appease his base.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misreading
misunderstanding
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Beyond clothing, Abrianna believes her size is what sparks so many misunderstandings.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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That video campaign, which stems from a misunderstanding between Star and a British aid worker, draws on Nchogu’s own experiences as an aspiring filmmaker in East Africa.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Misreading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreading. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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