Definition of "mishear" [mis•hear]

• To hear wrongly; misunderstand. (verb-transitive)

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• "a type of slip of the ear in which people mishear a word and mispronounce it, then insist that the malapropism is correct."
• "Your suggestions of "mishear" (if that's a word) or "unintentionally misrepresents" don't work because both of them presuppose a particular understanding of Professor Dawkins's mental state in making his erroneous characterization of Konner — precisely what he wants to avoid."
• "They either mishear or choose not to hear criticism, he said."