misbehave
verb (used without object)
to behave badly or improperly.
has misbehaved
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present perfectof misbehave (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Somebody said it’s the first time that someone has misbehaved where all people ask about is, “How’s the perpetrator? How’s he doing?”
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2018
That doesn’t mean U.S. politicians can’t sympathize with the concerns of young, disaffected people in Iran or that the U.S. can’t penalize Iran when it believes that country has misbehaved.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 3, 2018
When he thinks a public official has misbehaved he fires him on the spot, rather than following due process.
From Economist ● May 26, 2016
We think we should be punished for debt, like a small child who has misbehaved.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2013
He had the expression of a penitent boy who has misbehaved.
From The Mischief Maker by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
