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Mishear

//mɪsˈhɪə(ɹ)// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To hear wrongly. ambitransitive

    "I misheard when she asked for mints, and gave her mince instead."

  2. 2
    To misunderstand.

Etymology

From Middle English misheren, from Old English mishȳran, mishīeran (“to hear amiss, not listen to, disobey”), equivalent to mis- + hear.

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