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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