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misread

[mis-reed]

verb (used with or without object)

misread , misreading .
  1. to read wrongly.

  2. to misunderstand or misinterpret.



misread

/ ˌɪˈː /

verb

  1. to read incorrectly

  2. to misinterpret

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • misreader noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misread1

First recorded in 1800–10; mis- 1 + read 1
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Frank Lopez, 29, meant to bring his partner’s kids to attend the dads’ group, but he misread the start time.

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On Friday, Recorder Simon Levene sentenced him to two years in prison, suspended for 24 months, and told him he had "misread" the situation.

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With two on and no outs, Yamamoto raced off the mound to field a bunt that first baseman Freddie Freeman misread, anticipating Cleveland second baseman Will Wilson to angle the ball up the third-base line.

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"The simple but tragic fact would seem to me to be that Mr White completely - and on one available view inexplicably - misread and misunderstood the dynamics of the situation," Mr Harrison said.

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Milshtein said that misreading of the group’s aims over a period of many years led to the Oct.

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