to mishear

Examples

• All

• My husband and I looked at each other and thought we both misheard her.

  Blog text (33)

• I want to make sure I didn't mishear you.

  Academic text (2016)

• So I think the Member perhaps misheard what I was getting out on the point that I was making.

• Yeah, I think I misheard you when you said it before,

  Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

• Well, you must have misheard me.

  In the Loop (2009)

• Hey, I can admit when I'm wrong, and I admit I misheard him.

  Blog text (21)

• She must have misheard me.

  The Snowman (2017)

• No, no, no, Keeper, you must've misheard her.

  Mars (1998)

• You misheard me!

  We Bought a Zoo (2011)

• I'm sorry, did I just mishear you, or did you agree with me?

Synonyms

M

to misunderstand

vsto mishear

53 1.8

To think something is true when it is not

is a failure caused by hearing something incorrectly rather than broad confusion

M

to misinterpret

vsto mishear

23 4.2

To understand something in the wrong way

is an error that comes from hearing what was said, not from interpretation

M

to misconstrue

vsto mishear

22 7.7

To understand what someone says or does in the wrong way

is about hearing the wrong words rather than misreading intent

G

to get your wires crossed

vsto mishear

• Informal

4 7.5

To misunderstand each other because of poor communication

is a single-person hearing error, not confusion from mixed messages

M

to misperceive

vsto mishear

1 7.7

To understand something in the wrong way

is specifically an error that comes from hearing rather than other senses

M

to misconceive

vsto mishear

1 7.5

To understand something in the wrong way

is the kind of mistake that happens from hearing words wrong

M

to misapprehend

vsto mishear

1 8.2

To understand something wrongly

is narrower, coming from hearing errors rather than formal misinterpretation

M

to misprise

vsto mishear

• Archaic

9.9

To understand something in the wrong way

is the same type of error but specifically caused by faulty hearing

Antonyms

H

to hear

∞ 1.0

Notice sounds with your ears

How Accurate

to understand

∞ 1.0

to hear

∞ 1.0

to mishear

10 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology