misheard

verb

past tense of mishear
as in misunderstood

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  1. misunderstood
  2. misread
  3. misconstrued
  4. misinterpreted
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  • Reward prediction error reflects a discrepancy in the outcome or goal and, in the NVA system, can indicate that the AI has misunderstood what the person ultimately wanted.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Mangione's attorneys then fired back Monday in a response to the DA's office's letter, saying prosecutors had misunderstood their position.
    — Greg Wehner , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of misunderstood
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  • Officials said the department has reported no instances of misuse under its current auditing practices, although 71% of camera alerts involved misread license plates.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Hope springs eternal though when Ali G misreads a message from an Elvis impersonator named Rocky (Clive Russell) who needs to talk to him ASAP.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of misread
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  • Opposition contacts Rivera and his lawyers relied heavily on his contacts with Maduro opponents to argue that the government had misconstrued his work.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • For advocates, the law speaks to the horrific circumstances families can endure when a medical issue is misconstrued as abuse.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of misconstrued
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  • Ask what evidence would strengthen an argument, which perspectives might be missing and how the message could be misinterpreted.
    — John McCartney, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • When a misdiagnosis happens, the root cause is typically that abnormalities on brain scans were misinterpreted, Brumel said.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of misinterpreted
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“Misheard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misheard. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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