Associations to the word «Misread»

Wiktionary

MISREAD, verb. To read wrongly, normally by accident; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.
MISREAD, noun. An instance of reading wrongly.

Dictionary definition

MISREAD, verb. Read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data".
MISREAD, verb. Interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke