misbehaved

past tense of misbehave

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbehaved
rebelled
Verb
  • Trump then walked back that threat after markets rebelled, and instead began critiquing Powell’s management of the Federal Reserve more widely—recently targeting its office renovations.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Jordan, now a teen-ager, lives with his mother in Phoenix and has rebelled by becoming a punk rocker.
    Rob Reiner, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Misbehaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehaved. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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