Misread and Read

Opposite meaning words

Misread verb - To fail to understand the true or actual meaning of.

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Read is an antonym for misread.

Nearby Word: misreading

Read verb - To go over and mentally take in the content of.

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Misread is an antonym for read in misunderstand topic.

In Akatsuki No Goei Kaito calls Tominori "Son" because Tominori could be read as Songoku instead, which is how Kaito misread it before he educated himself.

Source: Alternate Character Reading
See I Thought It Meant for misinterpreted trope names, and I Read That As for misread page names.

Source: Just For Fun / I Thought That Was
The white Volkswagen's number plate, which originally read in part "281F" (misread as "28IF" and interpreted as "Paul would be 28 if he were still alive"), was changed to "51IS", as in "He is still alive, and he is 51."

Source: Abbey Road Crossing

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