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misread
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Misread
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mis·read
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mɪsˈrid
/
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mis-
reed
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object),
mis·read
/
mɪsˈrɛd
/
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[
mis-
red
]
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,
mis·read·ing.
1.
to
read
wrongly.
2.
to misunderstand or misinterpret.
Origin:
1800–10;
mis-
1
+
read
1
Related forms
mis·read·er,
noun
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misread
(ˌmɪsˈriːd)
—
vb
,
-reads
,
-reading
,
-read
1.
to read incorrectly
2.
to misinterpret
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
misread
1809, from
mis-
(1) +
read
. Related: Misreading.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Non-Nebraskans sometimes
misread
this, dangerously, as naÏveté.
If the reading on the meter is lower than the reading listed on your bill, the
meter may have been
misread
.
The common explanation is that the administration
misread
the economy.
Instead, he trusted the omens and divination, or rather he
misread
the signs
from the world of the gods.
There is no charge for re-checking a meter if the meter was
misread
.
So they often
misread
the form on purpose, as they think they can intimidate us that way.
Some responders seem to have
misread
this sentence:.
He either
misread
his textbook, or it was woefully wrong.
Strong poets, challenging their precursors,
misread
them willfully so as to clear a space for themselves.
However, there will be times when a meter is
misread
.
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