mishear
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English misheren, from Old English mishȳran, mishīeran (“to hear amiss, not listen to, disobey”), equivalent to mis- + hear.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
mishear (third-person singular simple present mishears, present participle mishearing, simple past and past participle misheard)
- To hear wrongly.
- To misunderstand.
Translations [edit]
to hear wrongly
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to understand wrongly
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References [edit]
- mishear in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- mishear in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
