misread

mɪsˈrɛd

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Definition of misread - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

read wronglyread incorrectly, especially words or sentences

She misread the sign and took the wrong turn..

misconstrue

misinterpret

misunderstand

errorinterpret a situation wrongly

She misread his silence as disapproval.

misinterpret

misjudge

misunderstand

Noun

reading errorinstance of reading something incorrectly

His misread of the sign led to confusion.

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

wrong takemisunderstanding of a situation or behavior

Her misread of his actions caused unnecessary tension.

misconception

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

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Origin of misread

English, mis (wrongly) + read (interpret)

Examples of misread in a sentence

The student misread the question and answered incorrectly.
He misread the map and got lost.
They misread the situation and acted too hastily.
A misread during the exam cost her valuable points.
The misread of the map sent them miles off course.
His misread of the situation led to a wrong decision.

A misread of the data caused the error.

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French:mal lire, erreur de lecture, ...
German:falsch lesen, Lesefehler, ...
Italian:interpretare male, errata lettura, ...
Spanish:leer mal, mala lectura, ...
Portuguese:interpretar mal, erro de leitura, ...
Chinese:读错, 误解, ...
Japanese:読み間違える, 読み間違い, ...
Arabic:أَخْطَأَ في القِراءة, خَطَأ فِي ٱلْقِرَاءَة, ...
Hebrew:לִקְרוֹא שֶׁלֹּא כַּהֲלָכָה, שְׁגִיאַת קְרִיאָה, ...
Russian:неправильно прочитать, неправильное прочтение, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно зрозуміти, неправильне прочитання, ...
Hindi:गलत पढ़ना, पढ़ने की गलती, ...
Bengali:ভুল পড়া, ভুলপাঠ, ...
Catalan:llegir malament, mala interpretació, ...
Czech:špatně přečíst, chybné přečtení, ...
Danish:fejllæse, fejl-læsning, ...
Dutch:verkeerd lezen, misinterpretatie, ...
Greek:διαβάζω λάθος, λανθασμένη ανάγνωση, ...
Hungarian:félreolvasni, félreolvasás, ...
Khmer:អានខុស, ការអានខុស, ...
Korean:잘못 읽다, 오독, ...
Persian:غلط خواندن, خواندن نادرست, ...
Polish:źle przeczytać, błędne odczytanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):interpretar mal, erro de leitura, ...
Romanian:a citi greșit, interpretare greșită, ...
Swedish:läsa fel, feltolkning, ...
Thai:อ่านผิด, การอ่านผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış okumak, yanlış okuma, ...
Vietnamese:đọc sai, việc đọc sai, ...

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