Usually means: Incorrectly interpreted spoken words or sounds.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word misheard:

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  1. misheard: Merriam-Webster
  2. misheard: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. misheard: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Misheard, misheard: Wordnik
  5. misheard: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. misheard: Wiktionary
  7. misheard: Dictionary.com
  8. Misheard: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. misheard: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. misheard: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

(Note: See mishear as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
verb:  (ambitransitive) To hear wrongly.
verb:  To misunderstand.
▸ Also see mishear





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