[ noun ] misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading <noun.communication>
Misread \Mis*read"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misread}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misreading}.] To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.
This is mostly a misreading of history.
"If the Fed were to allow this, they'd be misreading the internal politics of Japan," said Rep. Schumer.
The first Apple Mac, introduced to the world with a fanfare of aspiration, was flawed by inadequate power, some rickety programming and Jobs's misreading of the market.
"I think the message here is: cool things down, don't get into unnecessary escalation and a misreading of intentions," said Dore Gold, a Middle East analyst at Tel Aviv University's Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies.
Both we and our allies may turn out to be wrong in this reading of the situation, in our and their definition of national interests, but it is not obviously a faulty misreading.
No amount of regulation or hi-tech wizardry can prevent a clerk from misreading 'Dollars 11m' as '11m shares' and acting accordingly.
Mr. Armellino said investors are "misreading" those earnings results, overlooking market-share gains that may help future profits, and called the reaction a "buying opportunity."
"What we're talking about is a realistic SDI system," said Quayle. "If (the Soviets) view a phased deployment and a redefinition of SDI as lessening of the commitment, they're misreading the tea leaves.