misbehave

Verb

Meaning

To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal pronoun.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

err misconduct carry on misdemean lose it sin rebel behave deviate lapse offend defy trespass disobey sinning
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Antonyms

behave act bear accept assume compose
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Hypernyms

move act

Hyponyms

carry on act up fall from grace

Phrases with the word

misbehave badly misbehave oneself

Derivatives

misbehaved misbehaving

Examples

The results concerning fluctuations in coin tossing show the widely held beliefs about the law of large numbers are fallacious. They were so amazing and so at variance with common intuition that even sophisticated colleagues doubted that coins actually misbehave as theory predicts. William Feller

They say that bears Have love affairs And even camels, We're merely mammals Let's misbehave. Cole Porter

So, no more running. I aim to misbehave. Joss Whedon

A writer is someone who has taught his mind to misbehave. Oscar Wilde

Down in the basement I have a Craftsman lathe. Show it to the children When they misbehave. Warren Zevon

Every child senses, with all the horse sense that's in him, that any parent is angry inside when children misbehave and they dread more the anger that is rarely or never expressed openly, wondering how awful it might be. Benjamin Spock

Close letter words and terms

misbegotten misbegun misbehadden misbehave badly misbehave oneself misbehaved