Misbehave synonyms

mĭs'bĭ-hāv'

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be censurable
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behave badly
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act up
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To misbehave; to cause trouble.
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misdo
(Archaic) To do harm to; to injure, mistreat.
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be good (antonym)
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be naughty
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lapse
To come to an end; stop or expire
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be reprehensible
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be culpable
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transgress (related)
To go beyond or over (a limit or boundary); exceed or overstep:
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err
To err is defined as to make a mistake or to do something wrong.
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be at fault
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be blameworthy
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be guilty
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be bad
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misdemean oneself
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misconduct oneself
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be immoral
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be dissolute
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be disreputable
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carry on
(Idiomatic) To act or behave; especially to misbehave so as to attract attention.
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go astray
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take a wrong course
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deviate from the path of virtue
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sow-one-s-wild-oats
(Idiomatic, often of young adults or the recently divorced) To indulge in a period of irresponsible behavior.
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cut up
(Slang, dated) To divide into portions well or badly; to have the property left at one's death turn out well or poorly when divided among heirs, legatees, etc.
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behave (antonym)
(Reflexive) To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way.
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do well (antonym)
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disobey
To refuse or fail to obey
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obey (antonym)
To obey is defined as to carry out given orders.
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horse around
(Idiomatic) To play or fiddle; to clown; to do nothing of importance or consequence.
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thrive (related)
To grow vigorously or luxuriantly; improve physically
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misdemean
To behave badly; with a reflexive pronoun, i.e. to misdemean oneself.
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get-into-trouble (related)
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pester (related)
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picked-on (related)
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do wrong
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sin
To violate a religious or moral law.
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fail
(Archaic) To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; used with of.
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trip
(Intransitive) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot.
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blunder
To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
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work iniquity
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offend
To break a law, religious commandment, etc.; commit a sin or crime
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trespass
(Intransitive) To go too far; to put someone to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude.
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be delinquent
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forget-oneself
To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought.
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be indecorous
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screw up
To screw up is to make a mistake or error.
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misconduct
To manage badly or dishonestly
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do evil
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good (related)
(Intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
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Misbehave Sentence Examples

  • Children also commonly misbehave when they are deprived of adult attention or when they are tired, bored, or hungry.

  • I tell them that the teachers in school must be obeyed, you must not misbehave.

  • Some of these children never seem to find their place in the social order, and they try to rebel or misbehave in order to draw attention to themselves.

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