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- [mis-heer]
- /mɪsˈhɪər/
- /ˌmɪsˈhɪər/
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- [mis-heer]
- /mɪsˈhɪər/
Definitions of mishear word
- verb with object mishear to hear incorrectly or imperfectly: to mishear a remark. 1
- noun mishear Fail to hear (a person or their words) correctly. 1
- transitive verb mishear hear incorrectly 1
- verb mishear If you mishear what someone says, you hear it incorrectly, and think they said something different. 0
- verb mishear to fail to hear correctly 0
- verb transitive mishear to hear incorrectly or poorly 0
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Origin of mishear
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English misheren, Old English mishīeran. See mis-1, hear
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Parts of speech for Mishear
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mishear popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
mishear usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mishear
verb mishear
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
Antonyms for mishear
verb mishear
- hear — to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?
See also
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