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
But again, your partner might misread it as disinterest or punishment.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Millet said the administration had potentially misread the AEA and that the individuals who were flown to El Salvador should have been given the right to due process, echoing Boasberg's words.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Reflect on instances where your words or behavior may have been misread.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
But when Brooke emerges from Max’s bathroom, NP Avery misreads her post-surgery shower as post-coital.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
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misunderstand
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Culturally sensitive clinical care is often misunderstood as simply providing surface-level accommodations — offering kosher meals, observing Sabbath restrictions, or including a rabbi on staff.—
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Miller misunderstands the significance of the right of habeas corpus, for starters.—
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misread. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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