mishear
verb (used with object)
to hear incorrectly or imperfectly.
misheard
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past participleof mishear.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof mishear.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
mishearverb (used with object)to hear incorrectly or imperfectly.
Example Sentences
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The reporter may have misheard the comment, or maybe the person being quoted actually said it, or something odd happened in the editing process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
But this was the first time I wondered if I had misheard him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Michael Tierney, defending, put it to the witness that she misheard him, but she denied this.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2024
“What were the things going through your mind when you heard, or misheard, ‘I did him so bad?’” defense attorney Jim Griffin asked Croft during cross-examination.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
I turned my head, certain I had misheard him.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
