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mishear

[mis-heer]

Origin

verb (used with object), -heard, -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.

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