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



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RECREANT

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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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