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English
Etymology
From mis- + demean.
Verb
misdemean (third-person singular simple present misdemeans, present participle misdemeaning, simple past and past participle misdemeaned)
- (archaic, reflexive, with a reflexive pronoun) To behave badly.
he misdemeaned himself
- (intransitive) To misbehave.
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