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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
mis·be·have    Audio Help   [mis-bi-heyv] Pronunciation Key verb, -haved, -hav·ing.
–verb (used without object)
1.to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
–verb (used with object)
2.to conduct (oneself) without regard for good manners or accepted moral standards: Several of the guests misbehaved themselves.
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME; see mis-1, behave]

—Related forms
mis·be·hav·er, noun
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  misbehave
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion.
Synonyms:  act up, carry on
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  misbehave
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  act up, disobey, transgress
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  malfunction
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To work improperly due to mechanical difficulties.
Synonyms:  act up
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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