misbehave
verb (used without object)
to behave badly or improperly.
have misbehaved
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present perfectof misbehave.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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Voters could be given the opportunity to kick politicians who have misbehaved out of the Welsh Parliament.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
Pennsylvania state courts turned to him repeatedly over many years to serve on boards and other entities, including the Court of Judicial Discipline, which presides over allegations that judges have misbehaved.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2021
What is much murkier is when people are not found to have broken the law but have misbehaved in other ways nonetheless.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2018
“We know that prisons are places where people who have misbehaved on the outside go for rehabilitation, and also to take them from the general population,” he said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2018
Those Bhikkhus who fall short of the accepted standard, especially in chastity, are compelled by popular opinion to leave the monastery or village where they have misbehaved.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Sir Charles Eliot
