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Misbehave

verb/mɪsbᵻhˈeɪv/
Definition
behave badly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mɪsbᵻhˈeɪv/
🇬🇧British English
/mɪsbɪhˈeɪv/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mɪsbɪhˈeɪv/
3 syllables Say it as /mɪsbᵻhˈeɪv/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbbehave badly
“The children misbehaved all morning”
Word Forms
misbehaviornounimproper or wicked or immoral behavior
misconductnounactivity that transgresses moral or civil law
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
sich schlecht benehmen
benimm dich schlecht
🇫🇷French
se conduire mal
se comporter mal
🇪🇸Spanish
portarse mal
portarse mal
🇮🇹Italian
comportarsi male
comportarsi male
🇳🇱Dutch
zich misdragen
zich slecht gedragen
🇵🇹Portuguese
comportar-se mal
comportar-se mal
🇷🇺Russian
плохо себя вести
вести себя плохо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दुर्व्यवहार
बुरी तरह से बर्ताव करते हैं
🇧🇩Bengali
খারাপ ব্যবহার
খারাপ আচরণ করা
🇮🇳Tamil
தவறான நடத்தை
மோசமாக நடந்துகொள்
🇮🇳Telugu
తప్పుగా ప్రవర్తిస్తారు
చెడుగా ప్రవర్తిస్తారు
🇮🇳Marathi
गैरवर्तन
वाईट वागणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગેરવર્તન
ખરાબ વર્તન કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ
ಕೆಟ್ಟದಾಗಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മോശമായി പെരുമാറുക
മോശമായി പെരുമാറുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦੁਰਵਿਹਾਰ
ਬੁਰਾ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
بدتمیزی
برا سلوک کرو
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
行为不端
行为恶劣
🇯🇵Japanese
不正行為をする
行儀が悪い
🇰🇷Korean
나쁜 행동을 하다
나쁘게 행동하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cư xử không đúng mực
cư xử tồi tệ
🇹🇭Thai
ประพฤติตัวไม่เหมาะสม
ประพฤติตัวไม่ดี
🇮🇩Indonesian
berbuat jahat
berperilaku buruk
🇵🇭Filipino
maling kumilos
kumilos ng masama
🇲🇾Malay
salah laku
berkelakuan buruk
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يسيئون التصرف
تتصرف بشكل سيء
🇮🇷Persian
بد رفتار کردن
بد رفتار کن
🇹🇷Turkish
yaramazlık yapmak
kötü davranmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
להתנהג בצורה לא נכונה
להתנהג רע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'misbehave'?
The primary meaning of 'misbehave' is 'behave badly'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'misbehave' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'misbehave' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'misbehave' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'misbehave' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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