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misbehave

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Verb (usu participle)
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mis=be=have

CIDE DICTIONARY

misbehavev. t. & i. 
     To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal pronoun.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

misbehave, v.intr. & refl. (of a person or machine) behave badly.

Derivative
misbehaver n. misbehaviour n.

ROGET THESAURUS

misbehave

Vulgarity

VB be vulgar, misbehave, talk shop, smell of the shop.

Undueness

VB be undue, not be due, infringe, encroach, trench on, exact, arrogate, arrogate to oneself, give an inch and take an ell, stretch a point, strain a point, usurp, violate, do violence to, disfranchise, disentitle, disqualify, invalidate, relax, misbehave, misbecome.

Vice

VB be vicious, sin, commit sin, do amiss, err, transgress, misdemean oneself, forget oneself, misconduct oneself, misdo, misbehave, fall, lapse, slip, trip, offend, trespass, deviate from the line of duty, deviate from the path of virtue, take a wrong course, go astray, hug a sin, hug a fault, sow one's wild oats, render vicious, demoralize, brutalize, corrupt.


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