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Definition of misread : 1. of Misread
2. To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.

Synonyms:

misapprehend, misconstrue, understand, misconceive, be amiss

garble, misrepresent, confuse, twist, misquote, distort, deform, misunderstand, misinterpret, mistake

misestimate, overestimate, underestimate, misjudge, miscalculate

misestimated, overestimated, underestimated, misjudged, miscalculated

garbled, deformed, twisted, misquoted, misunderstood, misrepresented, distorted, mistaken, misinterpreted, confused, mistook

Usage examples:

• But as I thought of the matter in troubled fashion, I became more and more convinced that Mr. White had misread what I had written, in which case I anticipated a good deal of fun in exposing and exploiting his error. - "Recollections of a Varied Life", George Cary Eggleston.
• You must have misread the letter. - "The Spinners", Eden Phillpotts.
• Soolsby misread the rigid look in the face, the pale sternness. - "The Weavers, Complete", Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 14, 2009.