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Definition of Mishear
1. v. t. & i. To hear incorrectly.
Definition of Mishear
1. Verb. To hear wrongly. ¹
2. Verb. To misunderstand. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mishear
1. to hear incorrectly [v -HEARD, -HEARING, -HEARS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mishear
Literary usage of Mishear
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle, Robert Williams (1869)
"For, in the first place, it would seem that anger may, to some extent, be said
to hear the commands of reason, but, at the same time, to mishear them; ..."
2. The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle, Robert Williams (1869)
"For, in the first place, it would seem that anger may, to some extent, be said
to hear the commands of reason, but, at the same time, to mishear them; ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... drink (used with "in"), catch, hearken (poetic); spec, forebear (rare), mishear,
overhear, receive. 2. See DISCOVER. GRANT. TRY. hear, vi perceive; ..."
4. The Practical Study of Languages: A Guide for Teachers and Learners by Henry Sweet (1906)
"... and but little from conversation. There are, indeed, many obstacles to learning
from conversation. In the hurry of talk we are apt to mishear and ..."
5. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Chaucer, Tale of Melibeus. mishear (mis-her'), pt and /.; prêt, and pp. »»'«- heard,
ppr. mishearing. ..."
6. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"The Marquis of Lansdowne—I did not mishear Lord Loreburn when I thought he told
the House that he remembered how we had become involved in the entanglement ..."
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