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misbehaving

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mis⋅be⋅have

  [mis-bi-heyv] 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.
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Origin:
1425–75; late ME; see mis- 1 , behave

Related forms:
mis⋅be⋅hav⋅er, noun
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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.
mis'be·hav'er n., mis'be·hav'ior (-hāv'yər) n.
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Word Origin & History

misbehave 
1475; see mis- (1) + behave.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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