verb
- past tense and past participle of mishear; heard incorrectly or inaccurately
Examples
- I misheard the announcement and went to the wrong room.
- She misheard his name as ‘Mike’ instead of ‘Mark’.
- The lyrics were often misheard by fans singing along.
- He misheard the directions and took the wrong exit.
- The teacher’s instructions were misheard by several students.
- I thought you said ‘cat’ but I must have misheard you.