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mis·be·have

Audio Help [mis-bi-heyv] Pronunciation Key verb, -haved, -hav·ing.

–verb (used without object)

1.	to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to conduct (oneself) without regard for good manners or accepted moral standards: Several of the guests misbehaved themselves.

[Origin: 1425–75; late ME; see mis-¹, behave

]

—Related forms

mis·be·hav·er, noun

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mis·be·have Audio Help   (mĭs'bĭ-hāv') Pronunciation Key
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.

mis'be·hav'er n., mis'be·hav'ior (-hāv'yər) n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
misbehave

1475; see mis- (1) + behave.

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misbehave
verb
behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning" [ant: behave]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
misbehave [misbiˈheiv] verb

to behave badly
Example: If you misbehave, I'll send you to bed.

Arabic:	يُسيء السُّلوك، يَتَصَرَّف بصورةٍ سَيِّئَه
Chinese (Simplified):	行为不当
Chinese (Traditional):	行為不當
Czech:	špatně se chovat
Danish:	være uartig
Dutch:	zich misdragen
Estonian:	halvasti käituma
Finnish:	käyttäytyä huonosti
French:	se conduire mal
German:	sich schlecht benehmen
Greek:	φέρομαι άσχημα
Hungarian:	neveletlenül viselkedik
Icelandic:	haga sér illa
Indonesian:	berperilaku buruk
Italian:	comportarsi male*

Japanese:	不作法にふるまう
Korean:	나쁜 짓을 하다; ?재귀 용법? 고약한 짓을 하다
Latvian:	slikti uzvesties
Lithuanian:	blogai elgtis
Norwegian:	oppføre seg dårlig
Polish:	źle się zachowywać
Portuguese (Brazil):	comportar-se mal
Portuguese (Portugal):	portar-se mal
Romanian:	a se purta urât
Russian:	плохо вести себя
Slovak:	zle sa správať
Slovenian:	grdo se vesti
Spanish:	portarse mal
Swedish:	bära sig illa åt
Turkish:	yaramazlık yapmak

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Misbehave

Mis`be*have"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Misbehaved; p. pr. & vb. n. Misbehaving.] To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal pronoun.

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