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Definition of Misbehave
1. Verb. Behave badly. "The children misbehaved all morning"
Generic synonyms: Act, Move
Specialized synonyms: Fall From Grace, Act Up, Carry On
Antonyms: Behave
Derivative terms: Misbehavior, Misconduct
Definition of Misbehave
1. v. t. & i. To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal pronoun.
Definition of Misbehave
1. Verb. to act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misbehave
1. [v -HAVED, -HAVING, -HAVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misbehave
Literary usage of Misbehave
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Evidence as Administered in England and Ireland by John Pitt Taylor (1887)
"... refuse to be sworn, or prevaricate, or otherwise misbehave, he will be punished
by the House as for contempt; and if he give false evidence after being ..."
2. A Treatise on the Law of Bailments: Including Carriers, Inn-keepers, and Pledge by James Schouler (1880)
"... or who misbehave and violate wholesome regulations for promoting the general
comfort and security of those on board; or who are mere intruders, ..."
3. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"To "misbehave," according to lexicographers, is to behave improperly. It is
manifest misbehavior on the part of a judge of an election to open the ballot ..."
4. A Full Report of the Case of Stacy Decow, and Joseph Hendrickson, Vs. Thomas by Stacy Decow, Joseph Hendrickson, New Jersey Court of Appeals, New Jersey Court of Chancery, Thomas Latham Shotwell (1834)
"... shall misapply, or draw unsound inferences, or wrong conclusions from the
text, or shall misbehave themselves in point of conduct or conversation, ..."
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