as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
I misread her body language and thought she was becoming confrontational
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This precisely crafted Coen brothers Working Title caper comedy is built on people misreading other people.
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 16 July 2024
Tapestry and Capri, however, have argued that this misreads the realities of the market, where customers shop high and low at same time and where the average out-the-door price of a Michael Kors bag last year was $92 anyway.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 10 Sep. 2024
In practice, leaders directing major change initiatives often misread the mood of their employees by over-relying on gut instinct.
—Julia Dhar, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Starting with tight labor markets, often misread as a repercussion of the pandemic and ensuing stimulus, were in place by 2017.
—Kristine Gill, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2024
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 16 July 2024
Tapestry and Capri, however, have argued that this misreads the realities of the market, where customers shop high and low at same time and where the average out-the-door price of a Michael Kors bag last year was $92 anyway.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 10 Sep. 2024
In practice, leaders directing major change initiatives often misread the mood of their employees by over-relying on gut instinct.
—Julia Dhar, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Starting with tight labor markets, often misread as a repercussion of the pandemic and ensuing stimulus, were in place by 2017.
—Kristine Gill, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Misread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misread. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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