misbehaved

verb

past tense of misbehave
as in disobeyed
to behave badly scolded the children for misbehaving and sent them to bed early

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  1. disobeyed
  2. rebelled
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  • Ulysses expresses sorrowful regret for having disobeyed Zeus’ Law – essentially the Golden Rule – in sacking Troy.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026
  • However, all of the city’s fire stations seemingly disobeyed the mayor by lowering their flags.
    — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of disobeyed
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  • Common farmers, including many Revolutionary War veterans, rebelled in opposition to postwar taxation policies.
    — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • Bernthal rebelled against the affluence of his upbringing from an early age and charted a more circuitous path to success than his two brothers.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026
Definition of rebelled
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