Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misdemeanour

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: mis-de-meanour
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of misdemeanor.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Therefore, welcome new Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper, a man about whom even my esteemed political journalist friends know little - apart from the fact he was once Chief Whip, a job that requires knowing about every Tory MP's misdemeanours."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English demeanour English misdemeanour From mis- + demeanour.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

misdemeanours (plural)

Synonyms

misdemeanor infraction violation infringement

Questions

What does misdemeanour mean?: Alternative form of misdemeanor.
Where does misdemeanour come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English demeanour English misdemeanour From mis- + demeanour.

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