mishearing

ˌmɪsˈhɪrɪŋ

Definition

Definition of mishearing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

misunderstanding

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incorrectly hearing and interpreting spoken words

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Her mishearing of the instructions led to a mistake.

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

hearing error

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act of hearing something incorrectly

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Her mishearing led to a funny misunderstanding.

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

Adjective

communication

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related to misunderstanding spoken words

Rare

The mishearing statement led to a series of errors.

misinterpreted

misunderstood

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Origin of mishearing

Old English, mis (wrongly) + hearn (to hear)

Examples of mishearing in a sentence

Mishearing during the call led to a wrong order.
A mishearing caused him to miss the meeting.
The song lyrics were funny due to her mishearing.
Her mishearing response caused confusion during the meeting.
Due to his mishearing comment, the instructions were misunderstood.

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French:malentendu, mal entendu, ...
German:Missverständnis, fehlgehört, ...
Italian:fraintendimento, errore di ascolto, ...
Spanish:mala interpretación, confusión auditiva, ...
Portuguese:mal-entendido, erro auditivo, ...
Chinese:误听, 误听的, ...
Japanese:聞き間違い, 誤解, ...
Arabic:سوء سمع, خاص بِسوء السَّمْع, ...
Hebrew:שְׁמִיעָה שְׁגוּיָה, שֶׁל טָעוּת שְׁמִיעָה, ...
Russian:неправильное восприятие, слуховая ошибка, ...
Ukrainian:неправильне почуття, неправильне розуміння слів, ...
Hindi:गलत सुनाई, सुनने की त्रुटि, ...
Bengali:ভুল শোনা, ভুল শুনানি, ...
Catalan:malentès, error d'audició, ...
Czech:přeslechnutí, přeslechnutý, ...
Danish:fejlhøring, hørefejl, ...
Dutch:verkeerd horen, woorden verkeerd begrijpen, ...
Greek:παρεξήγηση, παρακοή, ...
Hungarian:félrehallás, félrehallásból eredő, ...
Khmer:ការស្តាប់ឮខុស, ដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការស្តាប់ខុស, ...
Korean:오해, 말을 오해한, ...
Persian:سوءشنیدن, سوء تفاهم کلمات, ...
Polish:błędne usłyszenie, błędne zrozumienie słów, ...
Portuguese (BR):mal-entendido, má interpretação auditiva, ...
Romanian:neînțelegere, neînțelegerea cuvintelor, ...
Swedish:missförstånd, missförstånd av ord, ...
Thai:การได้ยินผิด, การเข้าใจผิดคำพูด, ...
Turkish:yanlış duyma, duyma hatası, ...
Vietnamese:nghe nhầm, hiểu sai từ ngữ, ...

mishear

mɪsˈhɪr

misheard

Definition of mishear - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

hearing

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fail to hear correctly due to noise or distraction

Rare

She misheard him because of the loud music.

misinterpret

misunderstand

communication

Rare

hear something incorrectly and misunderstand the words

Rare

I often mishear song lyrics.

misconceive

misinterpret

misunderstand

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Origin of mishear

English, mis- (wrongly) + hear (perceive sound)

Examples of mishear in a sentence

He misheard the announcement over the intercom.
He tends to mishear instructions in noisy environments.
I mishear conversations when there's a lot of background noise.

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French:mal entendre, mal comprendre, ...
German:falsch verstehen, misshören, ...
Italian:non sentire bene, capire male, ...
Spanish:oír mal, ...
Portuguese:ouvir mal, ...
Chinese:听错, 听岔, ...
Japanese:聞き間違える, 誤解する, ...
Arabic:أَسَاءَ السَّمْع, سَمِعَ خَطَأً, ...
Hebrew:לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּטָעוּת, לִשְׁמוֹעַ לֹא נָכוֹן, ...
Russian:ослышаться, перепутать слова, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно почути, недочути, ...
Hindi:गलत सुनना, गलत समझना, ...
Bengali:ভুল শোনা, ভুল শুনা, ...
Catalan:no sentir bé, ...
Czech:přeslechnout, ...
Danish:høre forkert, fejlhøre, ...
Dutch:verkeerd verstaan, verstaan, ...
Greek:ακούω λάθος, παρερμηνεύω, ...
Hungarian:félrehallani, ...
Khmer:ឮខុស, ឮច្រឡំ, ...
Korean:잘못 듣다, 잘못 이해하다, ...
Persian:اشتباه شنید, اشتباه فهمید, ...
Polish:nie dosłyszeć, źle usłyszeć, ...
Portuguese (BR):não ouvir direito, ouvir errado, ...
Romanian:a nu auzi bine, a auzi greșit, ...
Swedish:höra fel, missuppfatta, ...
Thai:ได้ยินผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış duymak, yanlış işitmek, ...
Vietnamese:nghe nhầm, nghe sai, ...

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Definition of mishearing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Definition of mishear - Reverso English Dictionary

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