Misheard

/ˌmɪsˈhɜːrd/ verb

Definition

Heard something incorrectly, understanding the words differently than what was actually said.

Etymology

From 'mis-' prefix (wrongly) plus 'heard' (past tense of hear, Old English 'hēran'). Common since the 15th century.

Kelly Says

Misheard lyrics are called 'mondegreens' after a singer who misheard 'they laid him on the green' as 'they laid him on the mondegreen'—and misheard versions sometimes stick in culture and change language.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰራዊት ማለት (seraweyt malet)
se-ra-weet ma-let
ARالعربية
فهم خطأ (fahm khaṭāʾ)
fah-m kha-ta-a
BNবাংলা
ভুল বুঝে (bhul bujhe)
bhul bu-jhe
CACatalà
malinterpretat
mal-in-ter-pre-tat
CSČeština
zkreslené
zkres-le-ne
DADansk
misforstået
mis-for-stau-et
DEDeutsch
missverstanden
miss-ver-shtahn
ELΕλληνικά
Λαθώς κατανοήθηκε (Latʰós katanoíthike)
La-thos ka-ta-no-ee-thee-ke
ESEspañol
malinterpretado
mal-in-ter-pre-ta-doh
FAفارسی
نادرست شنیده شد (naderest shandeh shod)
na-der-est shan-deh shod
FISuomi
väärintulkinta
väär-in-tul-kin-ta
FRFrançais
mal entendu
mal on-tuh
GUGU
ગુમાવ્યું (gumāvyūṁ)
gu-ma-vyum
HAHA
anayi
a-na-yi
HEעברית
誤ה (עִוֵּר)
e-ver
HIहिन्दी
गलत सुना (galat sunā)
ga-lat su-na
HUMagyar
félreértelmezett
fél-re-ter-mel-me-zet
IDBahasa Indonesia
diterjemahkan salah
di-ter-ja-mah-kan sa-lah
IGIG
gbasịrị
gba-si-ri
ITItaliano
malinteso
mal-in-teh-soh
JA日本語
誤解 (ごかい)
go-kai
KKKK
қате түсінді (qate tüsindi)
qa-te ty-sin-di
KMKM
បានយល់ខុស (bān yāl khos)
ba-n ya-l khos
KO한국어
잘못 들은 (jalmot deureun)
jal-mot deul-eun
MRMR
चूकले (chūkle)
choo-kle
MSBahasa Melayu
disalah tafsir
di-sa-lah taf-sir
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်း ပြောင်း (a-kyaung pyaung)
a-kyaung pyaung
NLNederlands
misverstaan
mis-ver-staan
NONorsk
misforstått
mis-for-stått
PAPA
ਗ਼ਲਤ ਸਮਝਿਆ (galat samajhiya)
gal-at sa-ma-jhiya
PLPolski
źle zrozumiano
złe zu-mro-zı-a-no
PTPortuguês
mal ouvido
mal oo-vee-doh
RORomână
înțeles greșit
in-te-les gre-shit
RUРусский
перепутано
per-e-pu-ta-no
SVSvenska
missförstått
miss-för-stått
SWKiswahili
kusikilizwa vibaya
koo-si-li-zi-wa vi-ba-ya
TAதமிழ்
சரியாக புரிந்துகொள்ளவில்லை (saariyaka purithukkollai villai)
sa-ri-ya-ka pu-ri-thu-kol-lai vi-lai
TEతెలుగు
సరిపోలేదు (sarīpōlēdu)
sa-ri-po-le-du
THไทย
เข้าใจผิด (khaa jai pit)
khaa jai pit
TLTL
malintindi
mal-in-tin-di
TRTürkçe
yanlış duyuldu
yan-lis doo-yul-du
UKУкраїнська
неправильно зрозуміло
ne-pra-vil-no zro-o-mee-lo
URاردو
غلط سمجھا (ghalat samajhā)
gha-lat sa-ma-jha
VITiếng Việt
nhầm lẫn
nham lon
YOYO
gbàgbọ́
gba-g-bo
ZH中文
误听 (wù tīng)
wù tīng
ZUZU
isigubhu
si-gu-bu

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