/ ˌmɪsˈriːd; NAmE / verb ( mis·read , mis·read / -ˈred/) [ vn ] misread sth (as sth)
1.
to understand sb/sth wrongly
SYN misinterpret :
I'm afraid I completely misread the situation.
His confidence was misread as arrogance.
2.
to read sth wrongly :
I misread the 1 as a 7.