Mishear (verb)

To hear something incorrectly, to misunderstand what is being said, or to hear something other than what was actually said.

Origin:

Compound word formed by mis + hear, meaning to hear something incorrectly.

Examples:

1. I must have misheard you because that doesn't make sense.
2. I misheard what you said, I thought you said something else.
3. I'm sorry, I think I misheard you, could you repeat that?
4. He misheard the instructions and did the task wrong.
5. She misheard the name and addressed the person incorrectly.