mislistening

Verb

mislisten (third-person singular simple present mislistens, present participle mislistening, simple past and past participle mislistened)

1. To misunderstand or misinterpret something to which one listens, especially as a result of poor attention.
   • "I know that," said Nancy, as she stood beside the mourning mother, twisting the corner of her apron in her fingers, "many's the talk me and Mr. Murphy have had about him, and I do say he was the peaceablest boy I ever see, never misliten' any body."1861 November, Sarah A. Myers, “Legends of Dumpling Hill— Tim Bennet”, in The Ladies' Repository, volume 21, number 41