SINCE 1828
misdemean
transitive verb
mis·de·mean
| \ ¦misdə̇¦mēn, -stə̇-\
Definition of misdemean
(Entry 1 of 2)
archaic
: to behave (oneself) badly
you that best should teach us, have misdemeaned yourself— Shakespeare
misdemean
noun
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Definition of misdemean (Entry 2 of 2)
archaic
: an act of misbehavior
if any convict shall … commit any misdemean— S. J. Barrows
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