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misread

verb

ˌmis-ˈrēd

Definition of misread

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 Language is an easy place for companies to misread the environment. — Amanda Simonian, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 In the face of the law, a fan misreading an article is different from a promoter booking the wrong performer. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026 What officials misread back then was the source of that inflation. — Kelly Evans, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 Inherent Resolve misread public sentiment and cultures on the ground. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misread

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My next question was going to be what do people who haven’t been on a college campus in a while tend to misunderstand about the party scene, and that pandemic shift seems like an answer to that.

— Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026
If there was any worry that Sühlmann would misunderstand the brand, it was dispelled the moment the Mission S was unveiled.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

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