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Mistempered vs Distempered - What's the difference?

mistempered | distempered |

As verbs the difference between mistempered and distempered

is that mistempered is (mistemper) while distempered is (distemper).

As an adjective distempered is

(archaic) affected with or suffering from distemper; diseased.

mistempered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (mistemper)

    • mistemper

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To temper ill; to disorder.
    • to mistemper one's head
    (Warner)
    This inundation of mistempered humour. — Shakespeare.
    (Webster 1913)

    distempered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (distemper)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Affected with or suffering from distemper; diseased.
  • * 1592–1609': I, sick withal, the help of bath desired, / And thither hied, a sad ' distemper'd guest, / But found no cure: the bath for my help lies / Where Cupid got new fire--my mistress' eyes. — William Shakespeare, Sonnet CLIII.