misread

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  1. transitive verb To read inaccurately.
  2. transitive verb To misinterpret or misunderstand: misread our friendly concern as prying.

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  • I'd read something (or misread, as often is the case with simple text that doesn't convey the way in which something was meant) and take it personally or take it the wrong way and tear someone a new one.
  • Like most everyone D'Cey had heard his fortune misread, and seen weeping beggar women burnt as witches. —  F ;SF; - vol 099 issue 02 - August 2000
  • Information may be incorrect, misread, misinterpreted or misunderstood 4. —  FXstreet.com
  • I should think it's rather useful to point out to tim that he's misread (perhaps has been misled into misreading) what the FSU grad student claims his analysis shows, which boils down to "not much" and "nothing contradictory to AGW" if you parse what I posted above. —  RealClimate
  • I misread the second word in that headline for a second. —  Latest Articles
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