Learn English at
Anaversity

I help students all over the world think in English, speak with confidence, and stop translating in their heads.

Years of teaching and studying languages, distilled into one Anaversity.

misread (B2)

カタカナ: ミスリード

IPA: /mɪsˈriːd/

To interpret or understand written text, signals, or someone's intentions incorrectly.

意味: 書かれた文章や信号、あるいは他人の意図を誤って解釈したり理解したりすること。

She misread the instructions on the test and answered the wrong questions. — She misread the instructions on the test and answered the wrong questions.
The diplomat misread the tone of the negotiations, leading to an awkward silence. — The diplomat misread the tone of the negotiations, leading to an awkward silence.
I must have misread the map because we are definitely not on the right road. — I must have misread the map because we are definitely not on the right road.

Japanese translations of Misread:

misread something as something (collocation): to incorrectly identify one thing as another — "I misread the '5' as a '3' on the document."
misread the situation (collocation): to fail to understand the social or practical context — "He completely misread the situation and made a joke at the wrong time."