misbehave

English

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -eɪv

Etymology

mis- +‎ behave

Verb

misbehave (third-person singular simple present misbehaves, present participle misbehaving, simple past and past participle misbehaved)

1. to act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner.

   He doesn't mean to misbehave; he just doesn't know better.

Translations

to act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner

• Finnish: käyttäytyä huonosti
• Greek: ατακτώ (el) (ataktó)

• Polish: być niegrzecznym (pl), źle się zachowywać (pl)

See also

• misbehavior