misread
verb [T] (READ WRONGLY) /ˌmɪsˈriːd/ (misread)Definition
› to make a mistake in the way that you read something: I was given the wrong tablets when the chemist misread my prescription.Reading misreading /-ˈriː.dɪŋ/ noun [C] › His misreading of the situation could have serious consequences.Reading
(Definition of misread verb (READ WRONGLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- browser noun (PERSON)
- devour verb
- dip into sth phrasal verb (BOOK)
- dyslexia noun
- dyslexic adjective, noun
- flick through sth phrasal verb
- look sth up phrasal verb
- narrate verb
- pore over sth phrasal verb
- read sb's lips idiom
- readable adjective
- reader noun (DEVICE)
- reader noun (PERSON WHO READS)
- readership noun
- reading noun (WRITTEN TEXT)
- reference noun (LOOK AT)
- riffle verb
- semiotics noun
- skim verb (CONSIDER QUICKLY)
- wade through sth phrasal verb
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