Misdemean

Mis`de`mean´

v. t.

1.

To behave ill; - with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one's self.

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Verb

1.

misdemean - behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning" misbehave, misconduct act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" fall from grace - revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert" act up, carry on - misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored"