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misdemeanant

mis·de·mean·ant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mis-di-mee-nuh nt]
    • /ˌmɪs dɪˈmi nənt/
    • /ˌmɪs.dɪ.ˈmiː.nənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-di-mee-nuh nt]
    • /ˌmɪs dɪˈmi nənt/

Definitions of misdemeanant word

  • noun misdemeanant a person who is guilty of misbehavior. 1
  • noun misdemeanant Law. a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor. 1
  • noun misdemeanant A person convicted of a misdemeanor or guilty of misconduct. 1
  • noun misdemeanant (formerly) a person who has committed or been convicted of a misdemeanour 0
  • noun misdemeanant a person who has misbehaved 0
  • noun misdemeanant a person guilty or convicted of a misdemeanor 0

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Origin of misdemeanant

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; misdemean + -ant

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Parts of speech for Misdemeanant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

misdemeanant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

misdemeanant usage trend in Literature

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