misbehave

mis·be·have  (msb-hv)

v. mis·be·haved, mis·be·hav·ing, mis·be·haves

v.intr.

To behave badly.

v.tr.

To behave (oneself) in an inappropriate way: The children misbehaved themselves at dinner.

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misbe·haver n.

misbe·havior (-hvyr) n.

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misbehave

Verb

[-having, -haved] to behave badly

misbehaviour or US
misbehavior n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

misbehave - behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning" misconduct, misdemean act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" fall from grace - revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert" act up, carry on - misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored" comport, behave - behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"

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misbehave

verb be naughty, be bad, act up (informal) muck about Brit. (slang) get up to mischief (informal) carry on (informal) be insubordinate << OPPOSITE behave

Translations

misbehave [mɪsbɪˈheɪv] vi → portarse mal

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misbehave [mɪsbɪˈheɪv] vi → mal se conduire

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misbehave [mɪsbɪˈheɪv] vi → sich schlecht benehmen

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misbehave [mɪsbɪˈheɪv] vi → comportarsi male