misbehave

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misbehave

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From Middle English misbehaven, equivalent to mis- + behave.

verb misbehaves · misbehaving · misbehaved

intransitive, 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.
Similar: go it, carry on, err

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verb act in an inappropriate manner

Español	portarse mal, comportarse mal, extremarse la nota, guito
中文	行為失當 /行为失当 xíngwéi shīdàng
हिन्दी	दुर्व्यवहार durvyavhār, दुराचार durācār
Français	mal se conduire
Deutsch	Fehlverhalten, schlechtes Benehmen
Ελληνικά	ατακτώ ataktó
Русский	плохо себя вести ploxo sebja vesti
العربية	أَسَاءَ التَّصَرُّف ʔasāʔa t-taṣarruf

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@misc{misbehave_2026,
  title = {misbehave},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misbehave},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}