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misbehave

[ mis-bi-heyv ]

verb (used without object)

misbehaved, misbehaving.
  1. to behave badly or improperly:

    The children misbehaved during our visit.



verb (used with object)

misbehaved, misbehaving.
  1. to conduct (oneself ) without regard for good manners or accepted moral standards:

    Several of the guests misbehaved themselves.

misbehave

/ ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvjə; ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv /

verb

  1. to behave (oneself) badly
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Derived Forms

  • misbehaviour, noun
  • ËŒ³¾¾±²õ²ú±ðˈ³ó²¹±¹±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾¾±²õb±ð·³ó²¹±¹î€½Ä°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of misbehave1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; mis- 1, behave
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If the teen dished out a beating to a misbehaving kid — someone who cursed at officers or defied their orders — he would be rewarded with In-N-Out, Jack in the Box, McDonald’s or Chick-fil-A.

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Ministers are currently considering a previous committee report which recommended the Senedd introduce a "recall" procedure which would give voters the chance to remove MS's who had misbehaved.

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The school asks parents to come into lessons and sit next to their child if they misbehave in class.

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The Department for Education guidance lists a detention as a "sanction" for pupils who misbehave.

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But the standard's committee's proposals have been criticised by an election reform group, which said voters could lose out and would be unable to choose who replaces the misbehaving MS.

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