verb
- to hear something incorrectly or inaccurately
Examples
- I misheard the announcement and went to the wrong gate.
- She misheard his name as ‘Mike’ instead of ‘Mark’.
- The student misheard the teacher’s instructions.
- Due to the poor connection, I misheard several words during the call.
- He often mishears song lyrics and sings them wrong.
- I thought you said ‘cat’ but I must have misheard you.