as in to disobey
to behave badly
scolded the children for misbehaving and sent them to bed early
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Recent Examples of misbehave
Alienating allies When troubles mounted earlier this year, Neugebauer began to misbehave in public.
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Chris Tomlinson,
Houston Chronicle,
30 Apr. 2026
When your child misbehaves, rewards might be the last thing on your mind.
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Amy Morin,
Parents,
1 Apr. 2026
This can lead to stress, perfectionist tendencies, and feeling not good enough when the other sibs inevitably misbehave.
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Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Lawrence is hoping fans of both teams treat it as a special sporting event and do not misbehave.
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Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misbehave
Chris Tomlinson,
Houston Chronicle,
30 Apr. 2026
When your child misbehaves, rewards might be the last thing on your mind.
—
Amy Morin,
Parents,
1 Apr. 2026
This can lead to stress, perfectionist tendencies, and feeling not good enough when the other sibs inevitably misbehave.
—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Lawrence is hoping fans of both teams treat it as a special sporting event and do not misbehave.
—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misbehave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbehave
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Santana-Mateo was booked on charges of breach of peace, engaging police in a pursuit, disobeying the direction of officer, reckless driving, failure to obey a stop sign, failure to drive right, failure to obey a traffic control signal and driving the wrong way on a one way.
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In 2024, the agency claimed that X security staff sometimes had to pointedly disobey Musk in order to remain in compliance.
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In addition, referees were instructed to apply the rules regarding fouls and misconducts more strictly – a move meant to protect players and their inventiveness.
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That suggested fans were rebelling against high prices for tickets, or transportation.
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Male guardians of this ideological camp circulated defamatory letters from prison, denouncing me for unveiling and rebelling against mandatory veiling.
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“Misbehave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehave. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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