mishearing

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English[edit]

Verb[edit]

mishearing

  1. present participle and gerund of mishear

Noun[edit]

mishearing (plural mishearings)

  1. The act of hearing something incorrectly.
    • 2014, James Lambert, “A Much Tortured Expression: A New Look At `Hobson-Jobson'”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 27, number 1, page 59:
      Hence, rather than being the result of mishearing and assimilation, the application of Hobson-Jobson to the Muharram was intentionally disparaging.

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