misreading
misreading is the present participle and gerund of misread.
Meaning of misread
Verb
misread (third-person singular simple present misreads, present participle misreading, simple past and past participle misread)
- To read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.
- In the circumstances the Inspecting Officer concludes that the electric train motorman, despite his assertions to the contrary, misread the up main relief inner home signal for his own and ran past the up main through inner home signal at danger; he must therefore be held responsible for the...1961 March, “Talking of trains: Collision at Waterloo”, in Trains Illustrated, page 138
Noun
misreading (plural misreadings)
- An incorrect reading.
- When done correctly, kerning helps to improve the readability of text by adding or removing space between two letters. Bad kerning, also known as keming, leads to misreadings, and in the worst cases, incredibly bad (but humorous) misunderstandings.2018 April 20, jkohorst, “FR E SH A VOCA DO^([sic])”, in Writing for Designers^([dead link])
Forms of misreading
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Words that rhyme with misreading
Questions about misreading
- What does misreading mean?
- Misreading means an incorrect reading.
- What is misreading the present participle and gerund of?
- Misreading is the present participle and gerund of misread.
- What part of speech is misreading?
- Misreading is a noun.
- What is the plural of misreading?
- The plural of misreading is misreadings.
Words near misreading in the dictionary
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