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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This approach wildly misread Netanyahu’s governing coalition and the current moment: the U.S. was pursuing a reflexive policy of support for Israel that failed to account for how much the Israeli government and the world had changed.
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Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
The government says the appeals court misread both the record and the regulatory rules agencies must follow.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
Not perfectly polished and can misread coverage or timing the odd time but offers a lot and can be relied upon in tough matchups.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
This is Boogie Nights for people who learned how to watch TV from Sesame Street, and Licorice Pizza for those who learned to misread pop culture from Entertainment Weekly.
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
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Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
The government says the appeals court misread both the record and the regulatory rules agencies must follow.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
Not perfectly polished and can misread coverage or timing the odd time but offers a lot and can be relied upon in tough matchups.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
This is Boogie Nights for people who learned how to watch TV from Sesame Street, and Licorice Pizza for those who learned to misread pop culture from Entertainment Weekly.
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misread. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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