mishear

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verb (used with object), mis·heard, mis·hear·ing.

to hear incorrectly or imperfectly: to mishear a remark.

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

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mishear (ˌmɪsˈhɪə)

—vb , -hears, -hearing, -heard
	to fail to hear correctly

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Word Origin & History

mishear

O.E. mishieran "to disobey;" see mis- (1) + hear. Sense of "to hear incorrectly" first recorded early 13c.

Example sentences

And some were so eager to mishear and put me down that they would mishear and misremember no matter what.

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