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misdemean
Definition of misdemean
archaic
: to behave (oneself) badly you that best should teach us, have misdemeaned yourself — Shakespeare
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Origin and Etymology of misdemean
1mis- + demean (verb)
misdemean
Definition of misdemean
archaic
: an act of misbehavior if any convict shall … commit any misdemean — S. J. Barrows
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Origin and Etymology of misdemean
1mis- + demean (noun)
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