different between misapprehend vs misread

English

Etymology

mis- +? apprehend

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m?sap???h?nd/
• Rhymes: -?nd

Verb

misapprehend (third-person singular simple present misapprehends, present participle misapprehending, simple past and past participle misapprehended)

1. (transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.
   • 2007, Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Penguin 2008, p. xv:

     They misapprehended the intentions and capabilities of our enemies, miscalculated the strength of communism, and misjudged the threat of terrorism.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English misreden, from Old English misr?dan (“to advise wrongly; read wrongly”), equivalent to mis- +? read. Cognate with Dutch misraden (“to guess wrongly”), German missraten (“to fail; go wrong; become wayward”). For the noun, compare Old English misr?d (“misguidance; misconduct”).

Pronunciation

• (verb, present tense): IPA^(key): /m?s??i?d/
• (verb, past tense and past participle): IPA^(key): /m?s???d/
• (noun): IPA^(key): /?m?s.?i?d/
• Rhymes: -i?d
• Rhymes: -?d

Verb

misread (third-person singular simple present misreads, present participle misreading, simple past and past participle misread)

1. To read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.

Translations

Noun

misread (plural misreads)

1. An instance of reading wrongly.

References

• misread in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• misread in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Demaris, admires, damsire, mardies, side arm, sidearm