misdemean

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ demean

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.

   he misdemeaned himself

2. (intransitive) To misbehave.

Related terms

• misdemeanor
• misdemeanant
• misdemeanist
• misdemeanorize

References

• “misdemean”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.