Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Misread /mĭs-rēd'/ · Mis·read · IPA /mɪsˈɹiːd/ 01 v. t. To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading. imp. & p. p. Misread; p. pr. & vb. n. Misreading 1. To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.