misbehave

ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of misbehave - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

general behavioract in a way that is not proper

The students began to misbehave during the lecture.

misconduct

misdemeanor

transgress

machinery or softwarefail to function correctly

The software started to misbehave after the update..

glitch

malfunction

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Expressions with misbehave

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aiming to misbehave

adj.

planning to break rules or norms

He was aiming to misbehave at the strict event.

Origin of misbehave

English, mis- (wrongly) + behave (to act)

Terms with misbehave included in their meaning

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act up

misbehave

behave in a troublesome or annoying way

play up

behavior

misbehave or act out of control

jack around

misbehave

engage in playful or mischievous activities

naughty list

bad behavior

hypothetical list of people who misbehave

Examples of misbehave in a sentence

He tends to misbehave at family gatherings.
The printer began to misbehave during the large print job.
My computer tends to misbehave when it's overheating.

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French:mal se comporter, avoir des ratés, ...
German:sich daneben benehmen, Fehlfunktionen haben, ...
Italian:comportarsi male, ...
Spanish:portarse mal, fallar, ...
Portuguese:portar-se mal, ...
Chinese:捣乱, 失灵, ...
Japanese:行儀が悪い, 誤作動する, ...
Arabic:أَساءَ التَّصَرُّفَ, تَعَطَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְנַהֵג לֹא יָפֶה, לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּשׁ, ...
Russian:хулиганить, сбоить, ...
Ukrainian:погано поводитися, працювати неправильно, ...
Hindi:अनुचित व्यवहार करना, खराबी करना, ...
Bengali:অসভ্যতা করা, ত্রুটি করা, ...
Catalan:portar-se malament, funcionar malament, ...
Czech:zlobit, blbnout, ...
Danish:opføre sig dårligt, fejle, ...
Dutch:misdragen, haperen, ...
Greek:συμπεριφέρομαι άσχημα, δυσλειτουργώ, ...
Hungarian:rosszul viselkedni, rendetlenkedni, ...
Khmer:ប្រព្រឹត្តខុសវិន័យ, ដំណើរការមិនប្រក្រតី, ...
Korean:버릇없이 굴다, 오작동하다, ...
Persian:بدرفتاری کردن, بد عمل کردن, ...
Polish:rozrabiać, źle działać, ...
Portuguese (BR):comportar-se mal, ...
Romanian:a se comporta necorespunzător, a funcționa defectuos, ...
Swedish:bete sig illa, fungera fel, ...
Thai:ประพฤติตัวไม่ดี, ทำงานผิดปกติ, ...
Turkish:yaramazlık yapmak, hatalı çalışmak, ...
Vietnamese:cư xử không đúng mực, hoạt động sai, ...

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