misdemean

Questions about misdemean

What does misdemean mean?

misdemean means "behave badly".

How many syllables are in misdemean?

misdemean has 4 syllables: mis-de-me-an. The stress falls on "de".

What is another word for misdemean?

Close synonyms include misbehave, misconduct. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is misdemean a common word?

misdemean is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.