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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misunderstanding
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However, after a misunderstanding possibly stemming from his hat, a spear was thrown which was then met by musketfire, luckily ending in no deaths, according to Powell.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2025 -
This shared misunderstanding can lead to no one offering support, leaving the friend feeling unnoticed and unsupported.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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“Misreading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreading. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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