A mistaken assumption that you know what a person was going to say next thus hearing exactly what you wanted to hear when they do say something.
Psych on phone with Patient: 'Oh, so you're hearing voices right now!'
Pat: 'No you idiot, I said I have another phone call I have to take.'
Psych: 'Oh! My listake!'
Pat: 'Listake? WTF does that mean? That's not a word.'
Psych: 'Oh, I had just expected you to start hearing voices already. My listake.'
Pat: 'Are you saying 'mistake' or 'listake'?'
Psych: 'Which one did you *want* me to say?'
Pat: '...'
Pat: 'No you idiot, I said I have another phone call I have to take.'
Psych: 'Oh! My listake!'
Pat: 'Listake? WTF does that mean? That's not a word.'
Psych: 'Oh, I had just expected you to start hearing voices already. My listake.'
Pat: 'Are you saying 'mistake' or 'listake'?'
Psych: 'Which one did you *want* me to say?'
Pat: '...'
by leftiger March 17, 2019