mishear

IPA(Pronunciation)

intransitive transitive

(transitive, intransitive) To hear wrongly. / To misunderstand.

Japanese Meaning

聞き違える / 誤って聞く

People often mishear what he says on the phone, which leads to embarrassing misunderstandings.

人々は彼が電話で話す内容をよく聞き間違え、それが気まずい誤解を招くことがある。

Sense（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To hear wrongly.

I misheard when she asked for mints, and gave her mince instead.

Sense（2）

To misunderstand.

mishears

（ present singular third-person ）

mishearing

（ participle present ）

misheard

（ participle past ）

misheard

（ past ）