misbehave

mis·be·have

 (mĭs′bĭ-hāv′)

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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mis′be·hav′er n.

mis′be·hav′ior (-hāv′yər) n.

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misbehave

(ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv)

vb

to behave (oneself) badly

ˌmisbeˈhaver n

misbehaviour n

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mis•be•have

(ˌmɪs bɪˈheɪv)

v. -haved, -hav•ing. v.i.

1. to behave badly or improperly.

v.t.

2. to conduct (oneself) badly or improperly.

[1425–75]

mis`be•hav′er, n.

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misbehave

Past participle: misbehaved
Gerund: misbehaving

Imperative

misbehave

misbehave

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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 When the children misbehaved she was unable to cope.
be good, behave, toe the line, mind your manners, act correctly, mind your p's and q's, conduct yourself properly

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misbehave

verb

1. To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion:

act up, carry on.

Informal: cut up, horse around.

2. To work improperly due to mechanical difficulties:

act up, malfunction.

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Translations

يُسِيِءُ الْتَّصَرُفْ

špatně se chovatzlobit

være uartig

schlecht benehmen (sich)sich schlecht benehmen

παρεκτρέπομαι

portarse mal

käyttäytyä huonosti

conduire malse conduire mal

ružno se ponašati

neveletlenül viselkedik

haga sér illa

comportarsi malecattiva condotta

不正を働く

나쁜 짓을 하다

blogai elgtis

slikti uzvesties

zich misdragen

oppføre (seg) dårligoppføre seg dårlig

źle się zachować

comportar-se malportar-se mal

плохо вести себя

zle sa správať

grdo se vesti

uppföra sig illa

ประพฤติตัวไม่เหมาะสม

yaramazlık etmekyaramazlık yapmak

cư xử hỗn

行为不当行为不端

misbehave

[ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv] VI → portarse mal, comportarse mal

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misbehave

[ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv] vi → mal se conduire

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

misbehave

vi → sich schlecht or unanständig benehmen; (child also) → ungezogen sein; I saw him misbehaving with my wife → ich habe ihn in einer unmissverständlichen or eindeutigen Situation mit meiner Frau gesehen

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misbehave

[ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv] vi → comportarsi male

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

misbehave

(misbiˈheiv) verb

to behave badly. If you misbehave, I'll send you to bed. nie gedra nie يُسيء السُّلوك، يَتَصَرَّف بصورةٍ سَيِّئَه държа се лошо portar-se mal špatně se chovat sich schlecht benehmen være uartig 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 blogai elgtis slikti uzvesties berkelakuan tidak senonoh zich misdragenoppføre seg dårlig źle się zachowywać بده رويه كول portar-se mal a se purta urât плохо вести себя 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 行为不当

misbehaviour , (American) misbehavior (-ˈheivjə) noun

wangedrag سوء تَصَرُّف، سُلوك سَيِّئ лошо държание mau comportamento špatné chování schlechtes Benehmen dårlig opførsel κακή συμπεριφορά mal comportamiento halb käitumine بی ادبی کردن huono käytös mauvaise conduite הִתנַהֲגוּת רָעָה बुरा व्यहवार loše vladanje perilaku buruk ótilhlÿðileg hegðun cattiva condotta, comportamento scorretto 不作法 비행 netinkamas elgesys slikta uzvedība kelakuan tidak senonoh wangedragdårlig oppførsel złe zachowanie بى ادبى كول mau comportamento purtare/com­­por­tare urâtă плохое поведение zlé správanie, neslušné správanie slabo vedenje loše ponašanje dåligt uppförande การประพฤติตัวไม่เหมาะสม yaramazlık 不當行為 погана поведінка بد اطواری cách cư xử xấu 不正当的举止

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misbehave

→ يُسِيِءُ الْتَّصَرُفْ zlobit være uartig schlecht benehmen (sich) παρεκτρέπομαι portarse mal käyttäytyä huonosti se conduire mal ružno se ponašati comportarsi male 不正を働く 나쁜 짓을 하다 zich misdragen oppføre (seg) dårlig źle się zachować comportar-se mal, portar-se mal плохо вести себя uppföra sig illa ประพฤติตัวไม่เหมาะสม yaramazlık etmek cư xử hỗn 行为不端

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misbehave

v. portarse mal, conducirse mal.

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