MISHEAR

Etymology

Verb

mishear (third-person singular simple present mishears, present participle mishearing, simple past and past participle misheard)

(ambitransitive) To hear wrongly.

To misunderstand.

Anagrams

• meharis, mesirah, rameish

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*hear", v. t. & i.

Definition: To hear incorrectly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.

coffee icon