MISHEAR


Meaning of MISHEAR in English

mis ‧ hear /ˌmɪsˈhɪə $ -ˈhɪr/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle misheard /-ˈhɜːd $ -ˈhɜːrd/) [intransitive and transitive]

to not hear properly what someone says, so that you think they said something different:

It seemed a strange question; I wondered if I had misheard.

You must have misheard him.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.