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Misjudge vs Misdeem - What's the difference?

misjudge | misdeem |

As verbs the difference between misjudge and misdeem

is that misjudge is to make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess while misdeem is to misjudge, to deem wrongly.

misjudge

English

Verb

  • To make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess.
  • :I misjudged you. I don't like your politics but I appreciate your loyalty to your friends.

    • misdeem

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To misjudge, to deem wrongly.
  • *1500s , (Edmund Spenser), sonnet:
  • *:The doubt which ye misdeem , fair love, is vain, / That fondly fear to lose your liberty; /
  • *1600 , (Edward Fairfax), The (Jerusalem Delivered) of (w), X, xxxviii:
  • *:Nor say I this for that I aught misdeem / That Egypt's promis'd succors fail us might.

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