misreading
/mɪsˈriːdɪŋ/
noun
- An instance of reading or interpreting something incorrectly.
- The misreading of the data led to a flawed experiment.
- A simple misreading of the sign caused them to take the wrong exit.
- His misreading of the contract cost him thousands of dollars.
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verb
- Present participle of misread; the act of reading or interpreting incorrectly.
- They are misreading the weather forecast and expecting rain instead of snow.
- She is misreading the room by telling jokes at a funeral.
- He keeps misreading the same paragraph because of the small font.