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misunderstanding vs misreading

misreading vs misunderstanding

misunderstanding and misreading both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misunderstanding Yes No No No
misreading Yes No No No
As nouns, misreading is a hyponym of misunderstanding; that is, misreading is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misunderstanding:
  • misunderstanding: putting the wrong interpretation on
  • misreading: misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading
Other hyponyms of misunderstanding include imbroglio, misconstrual, misconstruction.
misunderstanding (noun) misreading (noun)
an understanding of something that is not correct misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading
putting the wrong interpretation on
Difference between misunderstanding and misreading

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