Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb misread

2 senses of misread

Sense 1
misread -- (read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data")
       => read, scan -- (obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer")

Sense 2
misread, misinterpret -- (interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!")
       => take, read -- (interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!")