mishear

[ mis-heer ]

verb (used with object),mis·heard, mis·hear·ing.
  1. to hear incorrectly or imperfectly: to mishear a remark.

Origin of mishear

1
before 1000; Middle English misheren,Old English mishīeran.See mis-1, hear

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British Dictionary definitions for mishear

mishear

/ (ˌmɪsˈhɪə) /


verb-hears, -hearing or -heard
  1. to fail to hear correctly

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