misbehave

misbehave
I
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. do wrong, do evil, sin, fail, trip, blunder, work iniquity, offend, trespass, act up, carry on, behave badly, misdo, err, lapse, be delinquent, be at fault, be culpable, be blameworthy, be guilty, be censurable, be reprehensible, be bad, misdemean oneself, forget oneself, misconduct oneself, be immoral, be dissolute, be disreputable, be indecorous, carry on, be naughty, go astray, take a wrong course, deviate from the path of virtue, sow one's wild oats*, cut up*, screw up*; see also transgress .
Ant. behave*, be good, do well.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
act out, make trouble, get out of line, offend, be bad, disobey, *raise hell, *raise dickens, transgress.
ANT.: behave, show good manners
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion: act up, carry on. Informal: cut up, horse around. See GOOD. 2. To work improperly due to mechanical difficulties: act up, malfunction. See THRIVE.

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  • misbehave — mis|be|have [ˌmısbıˈheıv] v [i]also misbehave yourself to behave badly, and cause trouble or annoy people ≠ ↑behave ▪ George has been misbehaving at school. ▪ Students have a tendency to misbehave themselves at exam time …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • misbehave — verb to act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner. He doesnt mean to misbehave; he just doesnt know better …   Wiktionary

  • misbehave — verb Misbehave is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑child …   Collocations dictionary

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