单词 | misread |
释义 | misread (once / 8704 pages) v To misread something is to read it but understand it in the wrong way. If you misread an article about local politics, you might end up supporting a candidate whose views you don't actually agree with. When you interpret a book, online article, or magazine story incorrectly, you misread it. You can also misread people, when you don't understand how they feel or what they intend: "She tended to misread cranky customers at the coffee shop, thinking they were joking when they were actually angry about something." The prefix mis- means "bad" or "wrong," and read can mean both "comprehend printed matter" or "make out a person's character." WORD FAMILYmisread: misreading, misreads+/misreading: misreadings/nonreader: nonreaders/read: misread, readable, reader, reading, reads, reread, unread/readable: readability, readably/reader: nonreader, readers, readership/readership: readerships/reading: readings/reread: rereading, rereads/unread: unreadable/unreadable: unreadably USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, when father’s misread their children’s anger, the teens are more likely to become aggressive. Time(Dec 16, 2016) Gackley wrote that he regretted the book was “being misread as the very act of hate and bigotry that the work was meant to expose.” Seattle Times(Dec 05, 2016) These include: misreading your audience, bad timing, droning on and lying. Wall Street Journal(Dec 05, 2016) 1v read or interpret wrongly He misread the data Hyper read, scan obtain data from magnetic tapes 2v interpret wrongly I misread Hamlet all my life! Syn|Hyper misinterpret read, take interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression |
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