Words sometimes seem similar, but have different meanings.
Infamous and famous
are not the same words. You really do not want to mix up these
commonly confused words. While famous means "widely known" with
no positive or negative connotation, the adjective infamous is
defined by Merriam-Webster as "having a reputation of the worst
kind." People who are infamous are usually also famous, but
people who are famous are not necessarily infamous.
Adverse and Averse are not the same words. Adverse is
an adjective synonymous with unfavorable and harmful. Averse is
an adjective used when someone strongly dislikes something. You
can have an adverse reaction to a medication and you are averse
to taking it again.
Accept and Except
are not the same and are not interchangeable. Accept is a verb
meaning to believe or receive something, and except is a
preposition used to refer to something being excluded.
Entitled and titled
are not synonyms. Per Merriam-Webster, entitled is an adjective
meaning "having a right to certain benefits or privileges" or
"showing a feeling of entitlement." A piece of literature is
titled, meaning that it has a title.
Bemused and amused
are not synonyms. People who are amused are not usually also
bemused. While amused is synonymous with entertained, bemused is
synonymous with confused and befuddled.
Disinterested and uninterested are synonyms and similar
adjectives, but are not exactly the same. To be disinterested is
to be unbiased. To be uninterested is to simply not care.
Incidentally,
according to Merriam-Webster, the meanings of these words used
to be reversed. Disinterested used to mean "not interested,"
and uninterested used to mean "unbiased."
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