misread

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (verb, not past tense or past participle): IPA: /ˈmɪsɻid/, /mɪsˈɹid/
• (past tense and past participle): IPA: /ˈmɪsɻɛd/, /mɪsˈɹɛd/

Verb

misread (third-person singular simple present misreads, present participle misreading, simple past and past participle misread)

1. To read wrongly, normally by accident; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.

Translations

to read wrongly

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 讀錯 (cmn), 读错 (cmn) (dúcuò)

• Finnish: lukea väärin

• Russian: неправильно прочитать (ru) (neprávilʹno pročitátʹ)  pf.
• Turkish: yanlış okumak

Noun

misread (plural misreads)

1. An instance of reading wrongly.

References

• misread in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• misread in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• admires
• damsire
• sidearm