"misdemean" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misdemeans [present, singular, third-person], misdemeaning [participle, present], misdemeaned [participle, past], misdemeaned [past]
Etymology: mis- + demean Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|demean}} mis- + demean Head templates: {{en-verb}} misdemean (third-person singular simple present misdemeans, present participle misdemeaning, simple past and past participle misdemeaned)
  1. (reflexive) To behave badly; with a reflexive pronoun, i.e. to misdemean oneself. Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-misdemean-en-verb-RW5KBDq8
  2. (intransitive) To misbehave. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-misdemean-en-verb-M8t5QsOl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 38 62

Inflected forms

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