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misdemean

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English

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Etymology

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From mis- +‎ demean.

Verb

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misdemean (third-person singular simple present misdemeans, present participle misdemeaning, simple past and past participle misdemeaned)

  1. (reflexive, archaic) With a reflexive pronoun: to cause (oneself) to behave badly.
    he misdemeaned himself
  2. (intransitive) To misbehave.
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