as in to misunderstand
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 misread
The Power Of Being Underestimated Amina learned early how to move through rooms where people misread you.
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Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The West has misread Iran — badly.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Both Powell and the Biden White House misread the COVID recession as similar to the 2008 mortgage meltdown.
—Roger Lowenstein, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
For Holmes and many Angelenos, the arrival of Noma feels like an outsider misreading the room.
—Brock Keeling, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The West has misread Iran — badly.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Both Powell and the Biden White House misread the COVID recession as similar to the 2008 mortgage meltdown.
—Roger Lowenstein, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
For Holmes and many Angelenos, the arrival of Noma feels like an outsider misreading the room.
—Brock Keeling, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misread
misunderstand
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Democrats stand for upholding the Constitution and Rule of Law but have been misunderstood by the electorate.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Some people take them seriously, while others shrug them off or misunderstand them.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misread. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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