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mislisten

verb

Etymology

From mis- + listen.

  1. derived from *ḱlew-✻ — “to hear”
  2. inherited from *hlusēną✻
  3. inherited from *hlusnijaną✻
  4. inherited from hlysnan — “to listen”
  5. inherited from listenen
  6. prefixed as mislisten — “mis + listen”

Definitions

  1. To misunderstand or misinterpret something to which one listens, especially as a result…

    To misunderstand or misinterpret something to which one listens, especially as a result of poor attention.

    • Larry's feeling of frustration with the class causes him to “mislisten” to the selection – although the selection may not have been appropriate.
    • Did I misread or mislisten to the two positions?

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mislisten. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA