misread

Verb
US[mis-reed]/mɪsˈrid/2 syllablesalso [mis-red] /mɪsˈrɛd/
Synonyms: misinterpret

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)misreading

  1. read or interpret wrongly“He misread the data”More general read, scan
  2. interpret wrongly“I misread Hamlet all my life!”Synonyms: misinterpretMore general take, read

Related words misreading noun, misinterpretation noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mis·read′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Misread; present participle & verbal noun Misreading.]

To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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