misread

3 definitions • 4 examples

to make a mistake in the way that you read something:

I was given the wrong tablets when the pharmacist misread my prescription.

to judge a situation wrongly:

I thought he liked me, but I'd completely misread the signals.

to make a mistake when reading something, or fig. to form a wrong understanding or judgment of something:

Please correct me if I misread anything.

fig. I’m sorry I got angry – I simply misread the situation.