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mis·be·have
 misbehave
- pronunciation:
- mIs
b
heIv
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
misbehaved, misbehaves, misbehaving |
| definition: |
to act or behave improperly or badly.
The children misbehaved in the restaurant.- synonyms:
- act up
- antonyms:
- behave
- similar words:
- carry on, disobey, err, transgress
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to conduct or behave (oneself) badly.
- antonyms:
- behave
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| derivation: |
misbehaving (adj.) |
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