mishear in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

mishear in the PONS Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Nevertheless, we still mishear sometimes.
www.theglobeandmail.com
These characters are comprised of the stories told about them: composites of rumour, gossip, mishearing.
www.independent.co.uk
Some stem not just from mishearing but from an apparent lack of understanding of the cultural context.
www.slate.com
Over three quarters of respondents admitted to getting songs wrong, with 40 hits creeping up as ones several people mishear.
metro.co.uk
My sister has a rare talent for mishearing lyrics.
www.newyorker.com
If we focus on the one prodigal son, we mishear the opening.
religion.blogs.cnn.com
The mistake was due to mishearing and has been corrected accordingly.
www.thejournal.ie
By that same token, none of us are immune to mishearing popular song lyrics and the combination of these two ideas is perfection.
www.dose.ca
They frantically tweeted everything coming over the crackly line, often mishearing or failing to understand the context as police screamed for back up.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Added to this is my problem of mishearing words while they are sung.
www.thehindu.com

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