badly misread

Frequency: 6.57.1 per million words

To make a significant or serious error in understanding or interpreting something.

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Examples (10)

  • The politician badly misread the public mood, leading to a significant loss in the election.
  • I think you've badly misread the situation; his intentions were entirely different.
  • The company badly misread the market demand, resulting in excess inventory.
  • She badly misread his silence as indifference, when in fact he was just deep in thought.
  • If we badly misread these initial results, our entire project strategy could be flawed.
  • He later admitted he had badly misread the signs of impending economic downturn.
  • The negotiator badly misread the opponent's willingness to compromise.
  • It's easy to badly misread subtle non-verbal cues in a foreign culture.
  • Their initial assessment badly misread the true scale of the problem.
  • The critics badly misread the artistic merits of the new play.