Another word for misbehave
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Verb
To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion
- (Idiomatic) To play or fiddle; to clown; to do nothing of importance or consequence.
See also:To work improperly due to mechanical difficulties
- To fail to function as it should
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Another word for misbehave
Verb
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- To violate a religious or moral law.
- To commit a sin
- To give way or be made otherwise useless as a result of excessive strain:
- To omit to perform (an expected duty, for example):
- To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example):
- To walk, run, or dance with light, rapid steps; skip; caper
- To run past the pallet of the escapement without catching
- (Slang) To experience a trip
- To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly.
- To move clumsily or carelessly; flounder; stumble
- To say stupidly, clumsily, or confusedly; blurt
- To hurt the feelings of; cause to feel resentful, angry, or displeased; insult
- To cause to sin
- To break a law, religious commandment, etc.; commit a sin or crime
- To do wrongly or awkwardly; botch.
- (Obs.) To do evil
- To deviate from the established moral code; do wrong
- (Obs.) To go astray; wander
- To be wrong or mistaken; fall into error
- To be no longer valid or active; expire:
- To come to an end, especially gradually or temporarily:
- To become forfeit or void because of failure to pay the premium at the stipulated time
- (Idiomatic) to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.
- To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought.
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