Misread Definition

mĭs-rēd
misreading, misreads
verb
misreading, misreads
To read wrongly.
Webster's New World
To misinterpret or misunderstand.
To misread a situation.
Webster's New World
noun

An instance of reading wrongly.

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Other Word Forms of Misread

Noun

Singular:
misread
Plural:
misreads

Origin of Misread

  • From Middle English misreden, from Old English misrÇ£dan (“to advise wrongly; read wrongly"), equivalent to mis- +"Ž read. Cognate with German missraten (“to fail, go wrong, become wayward"). For the noun, compare Old English misrÇ£d (“misguidance; misconduct").

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