verb
misread
mihs-REED
verb
1
To read or interpret something wrongly.
"He misread the instructions and installed the shelf upside down."
"She misread his silence as agreement."
noun
1
An instance of reading or interpreting something wrongly.
"The referee admitted it was a misread of the rulebook."
How to Use Misread
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo get the wrong idea from something written, or from a situation you "read" like a mood or intention.
Common pairings
misread the situation
misread a signal
commonly misread
Word Forms
misread past tense, misreads plural, misreads singular
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Etymology
From Old English mis- ("wrongly") plus read, going back to misrǣdan, "to advise or read incorrectly."