misbehave
to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
to conduct (oneself) without regard for good manners or accepted moral standards: Several of the guests misbehaved themselves.
Origin of misbehave
1Other words from misbehave
- mis·be·hav·er, noun
Words Nearby misbehave
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How to use misbehave in a sentence
The discussion of race in the league just serves to distract from why players misbehave.
Ex-NFL Linebacker: We Talk Around Race, Not About It | Carl Banks | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is, you sense, trying not to misbehave, while remaining human and not becoming a Royal cyborg.
Prince Harry Should Be King: The Royal Family’s Ace Card | Tim Teeman | June 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd yet it is the privilege of the prince and the sultan to misbehave.
How the Sultan of Brunei Violated His Sharia Law With Me | Jillian Lauren | May 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA boy might be excused for that so long as he didn't misbehave.
Warrior Gap | Charles KingTo allow the child to misbehave without instantly making it unpleasantly conscious of the fact would be to spoil it.
A Treatise on Parents and Children | George Bernard Shaw
But my dear, you don't meant to say that all bachelor clergymen misbehave themselves.
Barchester Towers | Anthony TrollopeBut if servants misbehave themselves, or leave their places, not being regularly discharged, they ought to be amerced or punished.
Everybody's Business is Nobody's Business | Daniel DefoeIf he does not misbehave and keeps out of a lawsuit, he rarely comes in contact with his rulers.
A Wayfarer in China | Elizabeth Kendall
British Dictionary definitions for misbehave
/ (ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv) /
to behave (oneself) badly
Derived forms of misbehave
- misbehaver, noun
- misbehaviour (ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvjə), noun
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