"misdemean" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misdemeans [present, singular, third-person], misdemeaning [participle, present], misdemeaned [participle, past], misdemeaned [past]
Etymology: From 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. (archaic, reflexive, with a reflexive pronoun) To behave badly. Tags: archaic, reflexive
    Sense id: en-misdemean-en-verb-gXxZVGj7
  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-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: misdemeanor, misdemeanant, misdemeanist, misdemeanorize

Inflected forms

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