misread

tr.v., -read (-rĕd'), -read·ing, -reads.

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

verb

To understand incorrectly: misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, mistake, misunderstand. See understand/misunderstand.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: read or interpret wrongly

Meaning #2: interpret wrongly
  Synonym: misinterpret

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - læse/tolke forkert

Nederlands (Dutch)
verkeerd inschatten, verkeerd interpreteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - mal lire, mal relever (un compteur), mal interpréter, (fig) mal comprendre

Deutsch (German)
v. - falsch lesen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαβάζω λανθασμένα, παρερμηνεύω κείμενο, παρεξηγώ

Italiano (Italian)
valutare male, vedere male

Português (Portuguese)
v. - interpretar erroneamente

Русский (Russian)
неправильно прочитать, неверно истолковывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - interpretar mal, leer mal

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - feltolka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
读错, 看错

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 讀錯, 看錯

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 잘못 읽다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 読み違える, 誤解する, 解釈を誤る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخطأ في القراءة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פירש (מצב, תמליל וכו') שלא כהלכה, קרא לא נכון, טעה בראייה או בהערכה‬

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