misdemean

Questions about misdemean

What does misdemean mean?

misdemean means "behave badly".

How many syllables are in misdemean?

misdemean has 4 syllables and divides as mis-de-me-an under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.