mishear

mis·hear

verb \ˌmis-ˈhir\

mis·heard\-ˈhərd\mis·hear·ing\-ˈhir-iŋ\

Definition of MISHEAR

transitive verb

: to hear wrongly

intransitive verb

: to misunderstand what is heard

Examples of MISHEAR

1. You misheard me. I said I was feeling anxious, not angry.
2. I must have misheard the instructions.
3. I misheard “mother” as “mutter.”

First Known Use of MISHEAR

before 12th century

Rhymes with MISHEAR

adhere, Aesir, Ajmer, all clear, ambeer, appear, arrear, Asir, Ayrshire, besmear, by ear, Cape Fear, career, cashier, cashmere, Cheshire, chimere, clavier, cohere, compeer, destrier, dog-ear, emir, Empire, endear, ensphere, eyrir, Fafnir, footgear, frontier, gambier, Goodyear, headgear, inhere, Izmir, Kashmir, kefir, killdeer, Landseer, leap year, life peer, light-year, man-year, menhir, midyear, monsieur, mouse-ear, mule deer, musk deer, nadir, near beer, New Year, off year, out-year, pickeer, portiere, premier, premiere, red deer, redear, rehear, reindeer, revere, revers, Robespierre, roe deer, root beer, santir, severe, Shakespeare, sincere, slick-ear, small beer, spruce beer, steer clear, Tangier, tapir, tin ear, uprear, Vanir, veneer, Vermeer, vizier, voir dire, wheatear, Wiltshire, wind shear, wood ear, worm gear, Ymir, Yorkshire, zaire, Zaire