Etymology

mishear

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Today it means: To hear wrongly. Full definition →

Middle English misheren ← Old English mishȳran
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited frommishȳran
  2. Middle English · inherited frommisheren
  3. English todaymishear

From Middle English misheren, from Old English mishȳran, mishīeran (“to hear amiss, not listen to, disobey”), equivalent to mis- + hear.

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