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misbehave
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
misbehave
(verb)
misbehave
/ˌmɪsbɪ
ˈ
heɪv/
verb
misbehaves
;
misbehaved
;
misbehaving
misbehave
/ˌmɪsbɪ
ˈ
heɪv/
verb
misbehaves
;
misbehaved
;
misbehaving
Britannica Dictionary definition of MISBEHAVE
[
no object
]
:
to behave badly
The children
misbehaved
during dinner.
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— misbehavior
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misbehaviour
/ˌmɪsbɪ
ˈ
heɪvjɚ/
noun
[
noncount
]
The children were punished for their
misbehavior
.
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