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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Read: How Netanyahu misread his relationship with Trump Netanyahu was prime minister for 13 of the 14 years before October 7.
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
The federal government says the Texas plaintiffs are misreading the law in a way that would disrupt the nuclear power industry, which supplies about one-fifth of the nation’s electricity.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The military's main findings were that the region's most powerful and sophisticated military misread Hamas' intentions, underestimated its capabilities and was wholly unprepared for the surprise attack by thousands of heavily armed militants in the early morning hours of a major Jewish holiday.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Natalie Melzer and Tia Goldenberg The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Nissan misread demand for hybrids in the United States, Uchida told a press conference.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2024
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
The federal government says the Texas plaintiffs are misreading the law in a way that would disrupt the nuclear power industry, which supplies about one-fifth of the nation’s electricity.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The military's main findings were that the region's most powerful and sophisticated military misread Hamas' intentions, underestimated its capabilities and was wholly unprepared for the surprise attack by thousands of heavily armed militants in the early morning hours of a major Jewish holiday.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Natalie Melzer and Tia Goldenberg The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Nissan misread demand for hybrids in the United States, Uchida told a press conference.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misread. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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