misbehave Definition
mis·be·have (-bē hāv′)
intransitive verb -·haved′, -·hav′·ing
to behave wrongly
transitive verb
to conduct (oneself) improperly
misbehave Related Forms
misbehave Synonyms
misbehave
v.
Antonyms
misbehave Usage Examples
Object
- child: It seemed to him for a moment that his needs were as invisible to the adults in the room as the misbehaving children were.
- application: A misbehaving application could accidentally access any I/O address and so create havoc with network cards or hard disks.
- lack: Common stress symptoms they reported in the children included anxiety, misbehaving, lack of interest in school, difficulty sleeping and mood swings.
- boy: Tom Sawyer, a typical misbehaved young boy growing up through grade school, is the protagonist of this book.
- player: ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE sanctions is forcing the misbehaving player to sit out during an activity.
- student: When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home.
Preposition: on
bus: What does a volunteer do if a child misbehaves on the Bus?
Preposition: at
moment: Bad Days and Bad Timing Have you ever noticed how family members always misbehave at the most inappropriate moments?
Modifying Another Word
- generally: These children form gangs and misbehave generally, many getting in to all sorts of trouble as well as crime and drugs.
- always: Bad Days and Bad Timing Have you ever noticed how family members always misbehave at the most inappropriate moments?
- still: It's true that my body has seen better days. But give me half a chance and I can still misbehave.
- n't: The markets ai n't misbehaving, in other words.
- not: I tell them that the teachers in school must be obeyed, you must not misbehave.
- again: He's trying to tell her about Edward and his gang misbehaving again, but she's not that interested.
Preposition: in
- way: And it was very carefully supervised by Mrs Rawnsley to make sure that the young people didn't misbehave in any way.
- class: Yet she could still see who was misbehaving in class.
- public: I have a real issue with parents with unruly kids that misbehave in public.
- manner: If they learn that they can misbehave in this manner they can become uncooperative, unusable and dangerous.
- school: The child told officers his mother was punishing him for misbehaving in school.
Browse dictionary entries near misbehave
- ‹ misbegotten
- ‹ misbecome
- ‹ misarrange
- ‹ misappropriation
- ‹ misappropriate
- ‹ misapprehension
- ‹ misapprehend
- ‹ misapply
- ‹ misapplication
- ‹ misanthropy
- misbehaved ›
- misbehavior ›
- misbelief ›
- misbelieve ›
- misbeliever ›
- misbrand ›
- misc ›
- miscalculate ›
- miscall ›
- miscarriage ›

