misread
pronunciation
How to pronounce misread in British English:
UK [ˌmɪsˈriːd , ˌmɪsˈred]
How to pronounce misread in American English:
US [ˌmɪsˈriːd , ˌmɪsˈred]
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- Verb:
- read or interpret wrongly
- interpret wrongly
Word Origin
- misread (v.)
- 1809, from mis- (1) + read (v.). Related: Misreading.
Example
- 1. Unfortunately , the marriage statistics are easy to misread .
- 2. Apology : the author misread the table in the relevant report .
- 3. It misread the way the mobile phone industry was merging with computing and social networking .
- 4. Egyptians have expressed their gratitude , but the generals should not misread that enthusiasm .
- 5. There is a danger that higher headline inflation will be misread , even as rising energy costs sap demand .