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Misdemean

verb/mˌɪsdᵻmˈiːn/
Definition
behave badly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˌɪsdᵻmˈiːn/
🇬🇧British English
/mˌɪsdɪmˈiːn/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˌɪsdɪmˈiːn/
3 syllables Say it as /mˌɪsdᵻmˈiːn/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbbehave badly
“The children misbehaved all morning”
Word Forms
misbehaviornounimproper or wicked or immoral behavior
misconductnounactivity that transgresses moral or civil law
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Vergehen
benimm dich schlecht
🇫🇷French
délit
se comporter mal
🇪🇸Spanish
delito menor
portarse mal
🇮🇹Italian
misfatto
comportarsi male
🇳🇱Dutch
misdrijf
zich slecht gedragen
🇵🇹Portuguese
contravenção
comportar-se mal
🇷🇺Russian
проступок
вести себя плохо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दुष्कर्म
बुरी तरह से बर्ताव करते हैं
🇧🇩Bengali
অপকর্ম
খারাপ আচরণ করা
🇮🇳Tamil
தவறான செயல்
மோசமாக நடந்துகொள்
🇮🇳Telugu
దుష్ప్రవర్తన
చెడుగా ప్రవర్తిస్తారు
🇮🇳Marathi
गैरवर्तन
वाईट वागणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
દુષ્કર્મ
ખરાબ વર્તન કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯ
ಕೆಟ್ಟದಾಗಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തെറ്റിദ്ധാരണ
മോശമായി പെരുമാറുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੁਕਰਮ
ਬੁਰਾ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
بدتمیزی
برا سلوک کرو
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
轻罪
行为恶劣
🇯🇵Japanese
軽犯罪
行儀が悪い
🇰🇷Korean
경범죄
나쁘게 행동하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tội nhẹ
cư xử tồi tệ
🇹🇭Thai
ความผิดลหุโทษ
ประพฤติตัวไม่ดี
🇮🇩Indonesian
pelanggaran ringan
berperilaku buruk
🇵🇭Filipino
masamang gawain
kumilos ng masama
🇲🇾Malay
salah laku
berkelakuan buruk
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
جنحة
تتصرف بشكل سيء
🇮🇷Persian
جنحه
بد رفتار کن
🇹🇷Turkish
kabahat
kötü davranmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
עוון
להתנהג רע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'misdemean'?
The primary meaning of 'misdemean' is 'behave badly'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'misdemean' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'misdemean' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'misdemean' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'misdemean' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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