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misbehave

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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.

misbe·haver n.
misbe·havior (-hvyr) n.

misbehave
Verb
[-having, -haved] to behave badly
misbehaviour or US
misbehavior n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.misbehave - behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning"
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"

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] viportarse mal

misbehave [mɪsbɪˈheɪv] vimal se conduire

misbehave [mɪsbɪˈheɪv] visich schlecht benehmen

misbehave [mɪsbɪˈheɪv] vicomportarsi male

misbehave
v misbehave [misbiˈheiv]
to behave badly If you misbehave, I'll send you to bed. nie gedra nie يُسيء السُّلوك، يَتَصَرَّف بصورةٍ سَيِّئَه държа се лошо špatně se chovat være uartig schlecht benehmen sich φέρομαι άσχημα portarse mal halvasti käituma بد رفتاری کردن käyttäytyä huonosti se conduire mal לְהִתנַהֵג רַע बुरा व्यहवार करना loše se vladati neveletlenül viselkedik berperilaku buruk haga sér illa comportarsi male 不作法にふるまう 나쁜 짓을 하다; ?재귀 용법? 고약한 짓을 하다 blogai elgtis slikti uzvesties berkelakuan tidak senonoh zich misdragen oppføre seg dårlig źle się zachowywać portar-se mal a se purta urât вести себя плохо zle sa správať grdo se vesti rđavo se ponašati bära sig illa åt ประพฤติตัวไม่เหมาะสม yaramazlık yapmak 行為不當 погано поводитися بد سلوکی کرنا cư xử không đúng
n misbehaviour [-ˈheivjə]
wangedrag سوء تَصَرُّف، سُلوك سَيِّئ лошо държание špatné chování dårlig opførsel schlechtes Benehmen κακή συμπεριφορά mal comportamiento halb käitumine بی ادبی کردن huono käytös mauvaise conduite הִתנַהֲגוּת רָעָה बुरा व्यहवार loše vladanje ótilhlÿðileg hegðun cattiva condotta, comportamento scorretto 不作法 netinkamas elgesys slikta uzvedība kelakuan tidak senonoh wangedrag dårlig oppførsel złe zachowanie mau comportamento purtare/com­­por­tare urâtă плохое поведение zlé správanie, neslušné správanie slabo vedenje loše ponašanje dåligt uppförande การประพฤติตัวไม่เหมาะสม yaramazlık 不正當的舉止 погана поведінка بد اطواری cách cư xử xấu


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Nor in the hour's ride that followed, save for some permissible curveting and prancing, did he misbehave.
However, she said, "Your servant, sir," and curtsied with an air of perfect deference as she advanced towards him: she was not the woman to misbehave towards her betters, and fly in the face of the catechism, without severe provocation.
Granted that they wished to misbehave, it was pleasant for them to be able to do so.
 
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