SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
misread
verb
To read something incorrectly or form a mistaken understanding of a situation.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Read or understand wrongly
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Usage distinction
Return to topMisread can be a literal reading error or a mistaken judgment of a person's reaction or situation.
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See misread in use
She did not want to misread his silence as agreement.
An early reader began to misread a map arrow as the fugitive's route, although it actually marked the route of a separate delivery wagon.
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