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Definitions for misread
mɪsˈrid; -ˈrɛdmis·read

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. misreadverb

    read or interpret wrongly

    "He misread the data"

  2. misread, misinterpretverb

    interpret wrongly

    "I misread Hamlet all my life!"

Wiktionary

  1. misreadverb

    To read wrongly, normally by accident.

Wikipedia

  1. misread

    Riot on an Empty Street is the second album from Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience. It features two song collaborations with Canadian musician Feist. It peaked at #2 in Norway, #3 in Italy (staying in the chart for a year) and #49 in the UK.

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  1. misread

    Misread typically refers to interpreting or reading something inaccurately or incorrectly. It's often used to describe mishandling written information or misinterpreting someone’s intentions, words, or actions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Misread

    of Misread

  2. Misreadverb

    to read amiss; to misunderstand in reading

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Misread

    mis-rēd′, v.t. to read wrongly: to misinterpret.—n. Misread′ing, an erroneous reading.

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  1. sidearm

  2. admires

  3. damsire

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of misread in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of misread in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of misread in a Sentence

  1. Shelly Harms:

    They just misread it.

  2. Jedd Fisch:

    There was a misread in coverage, the backside safety rolled over the top and went post-high.

  3. Learned Hand:

    There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. As nearly as we can, we must put ourselves in the place of those who uttered the words, and try to divine how they would have dealt with the unforeseen situation; and, evidence of what they would have done, they are by no means final.

  4. Lissa Muscatine:

    We were fairly confident that the speech was good, even though we had to walk a diplomatic minefield, but for an eternity, there was absolutely no response from the audience, they looked like statues and we got really panicked, and we thought 'My God, what if we misread this?'.

  5. Shaun McGrath:

    When the event happened on Wednesday, the people on the ground misinterpreted, misread the severity of the impact, we misjudged, and this is something that I'm owning up to.

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Translations for misread

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  • meelhaihManx
  • неправильно прочитатьRussian

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