"misbehave" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-us-misbehave.ogg Forms: misbehaves [present, singular, third-person], misbehaving [participle, present], misbehaved [participle, past], misbehaved [past]
Rhymes: -eɪv Etymology: From Middle English misbehaven, equivalent to mis- + behave. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|misbehaven}} Middle English misbehaven, {{prefix|en|mis|behave}} mis- + behave Head templates: {{en-verb}} misbehave (third-person singular simple present misbehaves, present participle misbehaving, simple past and past participle misbehaved)
  1. (intransitive or reflexive) To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner. Tags: intransitive, reflexive Synonyms: go it, carry on Related terms: misbehavior, misbehaviour Translations (act in an inappropriate manner): държа се зле (dǎrža se zle) (Bulgarian), ᎠᏍᎦᏅᎦ (asganvga) (Cherokee), miskonduti (Esperanto), käyttäytyä huonosti (Finnish), käyttäytyä rumasti (Finnish), riehua (Finnish), mal se conduire (French), ατακτώ (ataktó) (Greek), haututū (Maori), tīhoihoi (Maori), być niegrzecznym (Polish), źle się zachowywać (Polish), łobuzować [imperfective] (Polish), broić [imperfective] (Polish), rojbrować [dialectal, imperfective] (Polish), плохо себя вести (ploxo sebja vesti) (Russian), portarse mal (Spanish), comportarse mal (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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