misbehave
verb (used without object)
to behave badly or improperly.
had misbehaved
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past perfectof misbehave.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Ministers are currently considering a previous committee report which recommended the Senedd introduce a "recall" procedure which would give voters the chance to remove MS's who had misbehaved.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
They also said Mr. Crumbley, now 17, had misbehaved in jail, calling “into question whether this defendant can ever be rehabilitated.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
They followed the lead of Kavanaugh, who at times interrupted Democrats and asked them whether they had misbehaved themselves.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2018
Madelyn had misbehaved, but was expected to get out of the shelter on March 30 after several months in the facility, Garcia said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2017
Mate flinched as if she knew she had misbehaved.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
