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misdemean vs act up

act up vs misdemean

misdemean and act up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misdemean No No Yes No
act up No No Yes No
As verbs, act up is a hyponym of misdemean; that is, act up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misdemean:
  • misdemean: behave badly
  • act up: misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
Other hyponyms of misdemean include fall from grace, carry on.
misdemean (verb) act up (verb)
behave badly make itself felt as a recurring pain
misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
Difference between misdemean and act up

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