0 the act of making a mistake in the way that you read something, or an example of this:
Faulty wiring can cause electrical problems and computer misreadings.
The scientists will now go over the script, filling in missing fragments and correcting misreadings.
1 the act of judging a situation wrongly, or an example of this:
His misreading of the situation could have serious consequences.
Stop engaging in all these misreadings of what went on.
There are a few instances of dictionaries claiming early uses of modern words due to misreadings.
Misreadings of climate science by climate skeptics have delayed efforts at climate mitigation.
I find that students are unable to identify misreadings of symbols.
These little misreadings of the tone do, in the end, add up to something.
This may yet prove to be one of the most significant misreadings in economic history.
There have sometimes been misunderstandings or misreadings of other peoples' ideas.