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Mishear vs Miswear - What's the difference?

mishear | miswear |

As verbs the difference between mishear and miswear

is that mishear is to hear wrongly while miswear is (obsolete|rare) to wear badly or wrongly.

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

    miswear

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete, rare) To wear badly or wrongly.
    • (Bacon)
    (Webster 1913)