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单词 misdemean
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misdemeann.

Forms: see mis- prefix1 and demean n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, demean n.
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + demean n., after misdemean v.1
Obsolete.
Misdemeanour, misconduct; an instance of this.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun]
abominationc1350
misgovernancec1375
misleadinga1387
misusing1395
misbearinga1400
misordinancea1400
misruling?a1425
misgovernail?a1439
misdraughtc1450
misgovernmentc1450
misbehaving1451
misguiding1480
misbehaviour1486
misdemeaning1487
misgoverning1487
misdemeanoura1513
misordera1513
misordering1526
misusage1532
misnurturea1540
misdemean1579
miscarriage1594
misguide1596
demeanour1681
misconduct1717
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > misbehaviour > [noun]
misgovernancec1375
misleadinga1387
misusing1395
misbearinga1400
misordinancea1400
misdraughtc1450
misgovernmentc1450
misbehaving1451
misguiding1480
misbehaviour1486
misdemeaning1487
misgoverning1487
miscraft1496
demerit1509
misuse1509
misdemeanoura1513
misordera1513
misordering1526
misusage1532
misdemean1579
miscarriage1594
misguide1596
delinquency1603
demeanour1681
misconduct1717
society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a crime > misdemeanour or malfeasance
misprision1425
misdemeaning1487
misdemeanour1504
misimprision1611
misfeasancea1626
malfeasance1663
misdemean1742
1579 J. Merbecke Holie Hist. King Dauid 38 When Dauid heard this misdemeane he willed some to go And meete his men, who were ashamd that any should them know.
1602 W. Basse Sword & Buckler xxiii. sig. B4 To thinke it any misdemeasne in vs, If we..doe fall againe Into our ancient Sword and Buckler vaine.
1742 in B. Peirce Hist. Harvard Univ. (1833) App. 86 Sundry crimes and misdemeans whereof he was convicted.
1773 J. Ross Fratricide (MS) i. 308 A Criminal arraign'd For..some heinous misdemean.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

misdemeanv.1

Brit. /ˌmɪsdᵻˈmiːn/, U.S. /ˌmɪsdəˈmin/, /ˌmɪsdiˈmin/
Forms: see mis- prefix1 and demean v.1
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, demean v.1
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + demean v.1 Compare slightly earlier misdemeanour n., misdemeaned adj., misdemeaning n., and also misdemeaning adj.
Now rare.
1.
a. transitive (reflexive). To misbehave, misconduct oneself. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > behave badly [verb (reflexive)]
misbearc1300
misguyc1375
misleada1393
misrulea1393
misgovernc1400
misordera1450
misbehave1475
misdemeana1525
mishave1528
misuse1532
dismeanor1598
misdemeanour1620
misconduct1812
a1525 Coventry Leet Bk. 556 Laur. Saunders, which mysdemeasned hym-self on Lamasse day last both in worde & dede, sterryng the people to comocion & insurrecion.
1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1030/1 Neither did the townesmen of S. Albones..thus outragiously misdemeane themselues.
a1618 W. Raleigh Prerogatiue Parl. (1628) 18 Iustices..that had vsed extortion, or bribery, or had otherwise misdemeaned themselues.
1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII v. iii. 48 You that best should teach vs, Haue misdemean'd your selfe. View more context for this quotation
1689 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 256 They did not judge the Keeper to have highly misdemeaned himself in his office of Keeper of the board Seale.
1736 T. Carte Hist. Life Duke Ormonde I. 260 Sir Luke Fitzgerald misdemeaned himself before the board by uncivil words.
1787 T. Jefferson Notes Virginia xiii The continuance of ministers in their places, they not misdemeaning themselves.
1857 Hurlstone & Norman's Rep. (1858) II. 221 The said William Baker did..unlawfully misdemean and misconduct himself in his said service by neglecting..his said master's service.
1913 Amer. Hist. Rev. 18 729 The court..made a ruling that if any official or any subject..should misdemean himself..the Court of Star Chamber had power to examine and punish him.
1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2787/2 A person who misdemeans himself is guilty of a misdemeanour.
b. intransitive with reflexive meaning.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > behave badly [verb (intransitive)]
misbehave1703
misdemean1765
to go on1778
to cut up1787
perform1891
to act out1913
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > misbehaviour > [verb (intransitive)]
misdemean1765
malconduct1801
1765 C. Smart Phædrus iv. ix When our neighbours mis-demean, Our censures are exceeding keen.
1859 A. Jackson Official Rep. Trial Hon. A. Jackson 16 June 251 He must be indicted and convicted of some such crime before you can impeach him. Then it may be that you can go ahead upon the record of that conviction to say he has misdemeaned in office.
1890 Littell's Living Age 15 Mar. 701/1 The dog, with true canine consciousness of having misdemeaned, lowered his tail.
1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 494 I would misdemean to rebuke to the libels of snots from the fleshambles, the canalles.
2. transitive. To misuse, abuse. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)]
misnote?c1225
disusec1380
misusea1382
abusec1430
misbehave?1529
misemploy1609
misdemeana1625
misimprove1648
a1625 H. Finch Law (1636) 47 Hee that misdemeaneth authority that law giueth him..shall be a wrong doer ab initio.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

misdemeanv.2

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, demean v.2
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + demean v.2
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. = demean v.2
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > degrade [verb (transitive)]
vile1297
supplanta1382
to bring lowa1387
revilea1393
gradea1400
villain1412
abject?a1439
to-gradea1440
vilifyc1450
villainy1483
disparage1496
degradea1500
deject?1521
disgraduate1528
disgress1528
regrade1534
base1538
diminute1575
lessen1579
to turn down1581
to pitch (a person) over the bar?1593
disesteem1594
degender1596
unnoble1598
disrank1599
reduce1599
couch1602
disthrone1603
displume1606
unplume1621
disnoble1622
disworth?1623
villainize1623
unglory1626
ungraduate1633
disennoble1645
vilicate1646
degraduate1649
bemean1651
deplume1651
lower1653
cheapen1654
dethrone1659
diminish1667
scoundrel1701
sink1706
demean1715
abjectate1731
unglorifya1740
unmagnify1747
undignify1768
to take the shine out of (less frequently from, U.S. off)1819
dishero1838
misdemean1843
downgrade1892
demote1919
objectify1973
1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons II. iv. ix. 140 My Lord Scales,..lift the curtain; nay, sir, it misdemeans you not.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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