1. an incorrect interpretation or understanding of something written or said
2. the act of reading something incorrectly

1. present participle of misread; reading or interpreting something incorrectly

Examples

• Her misreading of the contract led to confusion about the terms.
• The critic’s misreading of the novel missed the author’s main point.
• He was misreading the map and going in the wrong direction.
• The student’s misreading of the question caused her to give the wrong answer.
• A misreading of the data could lead to incorrect conclusions.
• She realized she was misreading his intentions completely.
• The misreading of the historical document changed how scholars viewed the event.