Vocabulary Entry

misread

|verb • noun

verb

To read something incorrectly or to misunderstand the meaning.

Example Sentences

"I misread the instructions and ended up assembling the furniture wrong."

"She didn't realize she had misread the email until it was too late."

"It's easy to misread someone's tone in a text message."

noun

Example Sentences

"His misread of the data led to an incorrect conclusion."

"The coach's misread of the game situation cost the team the match."

"One simple misread can change the whole meaning of a sentence."