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Misread

//mɪsˈɹiːd// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of reading wrongly.

    "Line fluctuations can cause misreads and miswrites."

Verb
  1. 1
    To read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.

    "In the circumstances the Inspecting Officer concludes that the electric train motorman, despite his assertions to the contrary, misread the up main relief inner home signal for his own and ran past the up main through inner home signal at danger; he must therefore be held responsible for the accident."

  2. 2
    interpret wrongly wordnet
  3. 3
    read or interpret wrongly wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English misreden, from Old English misrǣdan (“to advise wrongly; read wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + read. Cognate with Saterland Frisian misräide (“to go wrong, fail”), Dutch misraden (“to guess wrongly”), German missraten (“to fail; go wrong; become wayward”). For the noun, compare Old English misrǣd (“misguidance; misconduct”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English misreden, from Old English misrǣdan (“to advise wrongly; read wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + read. Cognate with Saterland Frisian misräide (“to go wrong, fail”), Dutch misraden (“to guess wrongly”), German missraten (“to fail; go wrong; become wayward”). For the noun, compare Old English misrǣd (“misguidance; misconduct”).

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