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/mis'di meen"/, v.t. Rare.to misbehave (oneself).[1350-1400; late ME; see MIS-1, DEMEAN2]
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Misdemean — Mis de*mean , v. t. To behave ill; with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one s self. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misdemean — mis·de·mean … English syllables
misdemean — verb behave badly The children misbehaved all morning • Syn: ↑misbehave, ↑misconduct • Ant: ↑behave (for: ↑misbehave) • Derivationally related … Useful english dictionary
Vice — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vice >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vice vice Sgm: N 1 evil doing evil doing evil courses Sgm: N 1 wrongdoing wrongdoing Sgm: N 1 wickedness wickedness viciousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 iniquity … English dictionary for students
misdemeanant — /mis di mee neuhnt/, n. 1. a person who is guilty of misbehavior. 2. Law. a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor. [1810 20; MISDEMEAN + ANT] * * * … Universalium
carry on — Synonyms and related words: abide, act up, antic, assault, attack, barbarize, batter, be enthusiastic, be livid, be patient, be pissed, be responsible for, bear with composure, behave ill, bide, bluster, boil, browned off, brutalize, bubble over … Moby Thesaurus
cut up — Synonyms and related words: act up, afflict, aggrieve, anguish, antic, apportion, barb the dart, behave ill, break down, bring to tears, broken down, brokenhearted, bruise, caper, caracole, carp, carry on, carve, carve up, catch at straws, cavil … Moby Thesaurus
horse around — Synonyms and related words: act up, antic, be foolish, be stupid, behave ill, caper, caracole, carry on, cavort, clown, clown around, coquet, curvet, cut a dido, cut capers, cut up, cut up rough, dabble, dally, dance, disport, fiddle, fiddle with … Moby Thesaurus
roughhouse — Synonyms and related words: act up, ado, badness, behave ill, bother, brawl, broil, brouhaha, carry on, commotion, cut up, cut up rough, discourtesy, disorder, disorderliness, disorderly conduct, disruption, disruptiveness, disturbance,… … Moby Thesaurus
misbehave — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. do wrong, do evil, sin, fail, trip, blunder, work iniquity, offend, trespass, act up, carry on, behave badly, misdo, err, lapse, be delinquent, be at fault, be culpable, be blameworthy, be guilty, be censurable, be… … English dictionary for students
