misread

Etymology

From Middle English misreden, from Old English misrǣdan (“to advise wrongly; read wrongly”), equivalent to mis- +‎ read. Cognate with Dutch misraden (“to guess wrongly”), German missraten (“to fail; go wrong; become wayward”). For the noun, compare Old English misrǣd (“misguidance; misconduct”).

Pronunciation

• (verb, not past tense or past participle): IPA^(key): /ˈmɪsɹid/, /mɪsˈɹid/
• (past tense and past participle): IPA^(key): /ˈmɪsɹɛd/, /mɪsˈɹɛd/
• Rhymes: -iːd
• Rhymes: -ɛd

Verb

misread (third-person singular simple present misreads, present participle misreading, simple past and past participle misread)

1. To read wrongly, normally by accident; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.

Noun

misread (plural misreads)

1. An instance of reading wrongly.
   • 1983, Lawrence Calmus, The business guide to small computers (page 143)

     Line fluctuations can cause misreads and miswrites.

References

• misread in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• misread in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• admires, damsire, mardies, side arm, sidearm