mishear
Verb
Verb Forms: misheard, mishearing, mishears
- To hear something incorrectly or inaccurately.
- To hear wrongly.
- To misunderstand.
Examples
- He would sometimes mishear his opponent’s declared word, leading to a wrong challenge.
- I misheard when she asked for mints, and gave her mince instead.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English misheren, from Old English mishȳran, mishīeran (“to hear amiss, not listen to, disobey”), equivalent to mis- + hear.
Scrabble Score: 12
mishear: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmishear: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mishear: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
mishear: valid Words With Friends Word