mishear

Meaning

1. (ambitransitive) To hear wrongly.
2. To misunderstand.

Synonyms

misinterpret

misconstrue

mistake

fail to catch

hear amiss

not hear aright

Translations

verhören

überhören

sich verhören

mal entendre

malentendre

fraintendere

misverstaan

missverstehen

trasoír

mißverstehen

falsch verstehen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɪsˈhɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: misheren

Inherited from Old English: mishȳran

In summary

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