misbehave

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form misbehave

Third-person singular misbehaves

Past tense misbehaved

Past participle misbehaved

Present participle misbehaving

1. (transitive) If somebody misbehaves, they behave in an inappropriate or incorrect way.

   The child was misbehaving by throwing his toys around the room.

Antonyms

• behave

Related words

• misbehavior