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Misreading

Misread \Mis*read"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misread; p. pr. & vb. n. Misreading.] To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.

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misreading

n. an incorrect reading vb. (present participle of misread English)

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misreading

n. misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading

Usage examples of "misreading".

Other proponents of deterrence base their assessments on misreadings of Iraqi history.

French misreading of his third Jim Bridger book,Massacre Moon , in which several of his mountain man characters, including several impossibly benevolent French beaver trappers, sided with the Blackfeet to help the tribe avoid a massacre by encroaching federal troops.

It was not until the 1980s that the two countries came into meaningful contact, and then the limits of their prior relations bred ignorance, miscalculation, and suspicion, leading to regular misreadings of each other's intentions.

Live fire drills were a nuisance to set up, and the vessels releasing targets always risked a laser tech misreading them for a target in the heat of competition.

Misreading it initially as Alison Shires, once the object of his scruples.