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Mishear vs Misbear - What's the difference?

mishear | misbear |

As verbs the difference between mishear and misbear

is that mishear is to hear wrongly while misbear is to carry improperly; to carry (one's self) wrongly; to misbehave.

mishear

English

Verb

  • To hear wrongly.
  • To misunderstand.

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    See also

    * lapsus auris

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    * English irregular verbs English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    misbear

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To carry improperly; to carry (one's self) wrongly; to misbehave.
    • (Chaucer)
    (Webster 1913)