"mishearing" meaning in All languages combined

See mishearing on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mishearings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mishearing (plural mishearings)
  1. The act of hearing something incorrectly. Related terms: mondegreen, eggcorn, Hobson-Jobson, folk etymology, lapsus auris
    Sense id: en-mishearing-en-noun-Zb0MDuEP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} mishearing
  1. present participle and gerund of mishear Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: mishear
    Sense id: en-mishearing-en-verb-xD5P8TaA

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The title lyric [\"Bei Mir Bistu Shein\"], the only part of the original Yiddish preserved by Cahn, was a mondegreen waiting to happen—“My Mere Bits of Shame” and “My Beer, Mr. Shane” were among the earliest recorded mishearings—but the language barrier didn't […]",
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