misread
ˌmis-ˈred 
; misreading
ˌmis-ˈrē-diŋ
; misreading
ˌmis-ˈrē-diŋ
1
: to read incorrectly
2
: to misinterpret in or as if in reading
totally misread the lesson of history—
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I guess I misread the instructions.
They have misread the lessons of the past.
Politicians may have misread the mood of the public.
I badly misread the situation.
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James Broughel, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Von Braun and his colleagues had badly misread the room.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Perhaps someone in your friend group feels left out or misreads a group dynamic.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 July 2025
The new study argues that three key words were misread by James and other scholars alike.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for misread
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misread. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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misread
verb
mis·read
(ˈ)mis-ˈrēd
1
: to read incorrectly
2
: to misinterpret in or as if in reading
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