misbehave
verb (used without object)
to behave badly or improperly.
misbehaving
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present participleof misbehave.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The incident, which Anthropic uncovered more than two months after it happened in July, illustrates the variety of sometimes unexpected ways misbehaving agents can cause trouble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The firm also announced a new system to track, investigate and disclose cases of models misbehaving, or "misalignment".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A top lawmaker from Australia's far-right One Nation party has grabbed headlines after exploding at a misbehaving dog as he was grilled on live TV.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
In the show, Hamm’s ex-wife, played by actress Amanda Peet, is going through perimenopause, a life stage not often depicted on TV, and especially notable in a series that’s mainly about misbehaving men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
John J. Dilulio Jr., a political scientist who was then at Princeton, argued that we were seeing a new kind of juvenile criminal, utterly unlike the misbehaving teens of the past.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
