misbehave

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English

Etymology

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(deprecated template usage) From Middle English misbehaven, equivalent to mis- +‎ behave.

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -eɪv

Verb

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(intransitive or reflexive) To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner.
He doesn't mean to misbehave; he just doesn't know better.

Synonyms

go it, carry on

Translations

act in an inappropriate manner

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: käyttäytyä huonosti
Greek: ατακτώ (el) (ataktó)
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Maori: haututū, tīhoihoi
Polish: być niegrzecznym, źle się zachowywać, łobuzować impf, broić (pl) impf, rojbrować impf (dialectal)
Russian: плохо себя вести (ploxo sebja vesti)
Spanish: portarse mal, comportarse mal

See also

misbehavior, misbehaviour

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