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Meaning of MISREAD

Pronunciation:  mis'reed

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"
  2. [v]  read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"
 
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 Synonyms: misinterpret
 
 See Also: read, scan, take

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mis*read"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misread}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Misreading}.]
To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.
 
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