misread
English
/ˈmɪsɹid/, /ˈmɪsɹɛd/
verb
Definitions
- To read wrongly, normally by accident; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English misreden inherited from Old English misrǣdan (read wrongly, advise wrongly) prefix from English read.
Origin
English
read
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aread English
- arread English
- backread English
- beread English
- copyread English
- counterread English
- foreread English
- half-read English
- lipread English
- megaread English
- mindread English
- misreadable English
- misreader English
- misrede English
- multiread English
- must-read English
- outread English
- overread English
- preread English
- proofread English
- read English
- read-only English
- readable English
- readahead English
- readaholic English
- readback English
- readee English
- reader English
- readest English
- reading English
- readme English
- readograph English
- readout English
- readtable English
- readthrough English
- readworthy English
- reread English
- speedread English
- subread English
- underread English
- unread English
- unreadability English
- misrǣdan Old English
- misreden Middle English
- reden Middle English
- ridim Tok Pisin
- ridim Bislama
- read
- aread
- unread
- beread
- reread
- arread
- readee
- reader
- readme
- readout
- reading
- lipread
- subread
- readest
- preread
- outread
- misrede
- backread
- readback
- mindread
- megaread
- overread
- copyread
- readable
- foreread
- multiread
- misreader
- half-read
- must-read
- underread
- read-only
- proofread
- speedread
- readahead
- readtable
- readworthy
- readaholic
- readograph
- counterread
- misreadable
- readthrough
- unreadability