Misbehave Definition
mĭsbĭ-hāv
misbehaved, misbehaves, misbehaving
verb
misbehaved, misbehaves, misbehaving
To behave wrongly.
Schoolchildren misbehaving in class.
Webster's New World
To conduct (oneself) improperly.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- malfunction
- act up
- misdemean
- misconduct
- disobey
- transgress
- screw up
- sow-one-s-wild-oats
- deviate from the path of virtue
- take a wrong course
- go astray
- be indecorous
- be disreputable
- be dissolute
- be immoral
Origin of Misbehave
-
mis- +"Ž behave
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