Synonyms for misread
mɪsˈrid; -ˈrɛdmis·read

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1. misreadverb

   read or interpret wrongly

   "He misread the data"

   Synonyms:
   misinterpret

2. misread, misinterpretverb

   interpret wrongly

   "I misread Hamlet all my life!"

   Synonyms:
   misunderstand, misapprehend, misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, be amiss

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1. List of paraphrases for "misread":

   misinterpret, misconstrue

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How to use misread in a sentence?

1. Shaun McGrath:

   When the event happened on Wednesday, the people on the ground misinterpreted, misread the severity of the impact, we misjudged, and this is something that I'm owning up to.

2. Indonesia England Lee Westwood:

   It was a tough putt coming into the hill over on 18, i misread it slightly and hit it to about 5 feet and missed it. But fortunately in the playoff, I hit it to the exact same spot. I knew the line and it was a nice straight putt for the win.

3. Learned Hand:

   There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. As nearly as we can, we must put ourselves in the place of those who uttered the words, and try to divine how they would have dealt with the unforeseen situation; and, evidence of what they would have done, they are by no means final.

4. Jedd Fisch:

   There was a misread in coverage, the backside safety rolled over the top and went post-high.

5. Shelly Harms:

   They just misread it.