misdemean
VerbWordNet 3.0
Verb (1)
- behave badly“The children misbehaved all morning”Synonyms: misbehavemisconduct
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Misdemean \Mis`de*mean"\, v. t. To behave ill; -- with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one's self. [1913 Webster]