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Mishear vs Ignore - What's the difference?

mishear | ignore |

As verbs the difference between mishear and ignore

is that mishear is to hear wrongly while ignore is .

mishear

English

Verb

  • To hear wrongly.
  • To misunderstand.

    • References

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    See also

    * lapsus auris

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    ignore

    English

    Verb

    (ignor)
  • To deliberately pay no attention to.
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  • (obsolete) Fail to notice.

    • Synonyms

    * misheed * neglect * turn a blind eye * unmind * unheed

    Antonyms

    * notice * recognize * watch

    Derived terms

    * ignorable

    Related terms

    * ignorance * ignorant

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