What does misbehave mean?

Definitions for misbehave
ˌmɪs bɪˈheɪvmis·be·have

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. misbehave, misconduct, misdemeanverb

    behave badly

    "The children misbehaved all morning"

Wiktionary

  1. misbehaveverb

    to act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner.

    He doesn't mean to misbehave; he just doesn't know better.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Misbehaveverb

    To act ill or improperly.

    Etymology: mis and behave.

ChatGPT

  1. misbehave

    Misbehave refers to the action of behaving inappropriately or in a manner that is not acceptable or expected in a given social context. This may involve non-compliance to set rules, norms, or expectations. Misbehavior can be observable in various contexts, activities, and interactions, including at home, school, workplace or public places.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Misbehave

    to behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal pronoun

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Misbehave

    mis-be-hāv′, v.i. to behave ill or improperly.—adj. Misbehaved′ (Shak.), badly behaved: ill-bred.—n. Misbehav′iour.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of misbehave in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of misbehave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of misbehave in a Sentence

  1. Sergei Gorbachev:

    I think our law enforcement will do their jobs, it's not just for me to serve a sentence in France under their laws. English (who misbehave) should serve time here under ours.

  2. Rebecca Ryan:

    There probably is reverse causation, but one of the things that some of the longitudinal research suggests is that when you look at kids over time -- so controlling for baseline rates of misbehavior -- children who are disciplined with corporal punishment versus those who are not, who have the same kinds of behavior problems, show increases in behavior problems over time in a way that children who aren't disciplined that way don't, so yes, there is probably some truth to the idea that kids who are predisposed to misbehavior for whatever reason are more likely to be spanked by parents who use that form of discipline than kids who are less likely to misbehave for whatever reason.

  3. Philip Stark:

    There is no way to catch the errors if they( machines) misbehave.

  4. Unknown:

    Feelings are real and legitimate; children behave and misbehave for a reason, even if adults cannot figure it out.

  5. Gary Samore:

    By doing nothing to respond, we run the risk of potentially indicating to the Iranians that we're willing to tolerate non-nuclear activity in a way that could make the Iranians misbehave more than they would otherwise.

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