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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Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Executives who dismiss culture as intangible or uncontrollable are misreading how today’s markets and consumers behave.
—Christopher Vollmer, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
But because the public has not been taught this history, the moment is misread as novelty rather than continuity.
—Carol L. Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
This distinction matters, and explains why the opening-weekend numbers are being misread.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misread. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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