misacted; misacting
1
intransitive
: to act or behave in an improper or incorrect manner
In football, you get a 15-yard penalty if you do something like gouge an unsuspecting running back in the eyes. … In soccer, if you misact, they hand out little cards, which I think say, "Don't do that again or we'll give you another little card."—
Jim Brewer
Jim Brewer2
transitive
: to perform a part or role in a poor or unsuitable manner
Actors and managers have not always penetration enough to dive into the truth of character and are therefore content to receive it from tradition and misact it …—William Popple
William Popple
misact
noun
plural misacts
This includes misacts of employees who fail to recognize or appreciate risks in the workplace …
—Mark A. Friend and James P. Kohn
Mark A. Friend and James P. Kohn
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“Misact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misact. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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