Usually means: Incorrectly interpreting spoken words heard.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word mishearing:

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  1. mishearing: Merriam-Webster
  2. mishearing: Collins English Dictionary
  3. mishearing: Wordnik
  4. mishearing: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. mishearing: Wiktionary
  6. mishearing: Dictionary.com
  7. Mishearing: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. mishearing: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See mishear as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (mishearing)

▸ noun:  The act of hearing something incorrectly.

Similar:
mishearer, misperception, misnotification, miscomprehension, misreading, misprision, misinterpretation, misrecitation, misreceipt, miscatch, more...

Opposite:
understanding, hearing correctly, comprehending

Types:
mondegreen, eggcorn, malapropism, more...

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Similar:
mishearer, misperception, misnotification, miscomprehension, misreading, misprision, misinterpretation, misrecitation, misreceipt, miscatch, more...

Opposite:
understanding, hearing correctly, comprehending

Types:
mondegreen, eggcorn, malapropism, more...



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