misbehave

v., -haved, -hav·ing, -haves.

v.intr.
To behave badly.

v.tr.
To behave (oneself) in an inappropriate way: The children misbehaved themselves at dinner.

misbehaver mis'be·hav'er n.
misbehavior mis'be·hav'ior (-hāv'yər) n.

verb

1. To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion: act up, carry on. Informal cut up, horse around. See good/bad.
2. To work improperly due to mechanical difficulties: act up, malfunction. See thrive/fail/exist.

v

Definition: act naughty
Antonyms: behave, obey

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: behave badly
  Synonyms: misconduct, misdemean
  Antonym: behave (meaning #3)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - opføre sig dårligt, fungere dårligt (om maskiner etc.)
v. tr. - være uartig

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich misdragen

Français (French)
v. intr. - se tenir mal, mal se conduire
v. tr. - mal se conduire

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich schlecht benehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φέρομαι άσχημα, παρεκτρέπομαι

Italiano (Italian)
comportarsi male

Português (Portuguese)
v. - portar-se mal

Русский (Russian)
дурно себя вести

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - portarse mal, comportarse mal
v. tr. - portarse mal, comportarse mal, hacer una escena

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uppföra sig illa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
行为不礼貌, 作弊, 行为不端, 使举止失礼, 使行为不端

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 行為不禮貌, 作弊, 行為不端
v. tr. - 使舉止失禮, 使行為不端

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 나쁜 짓을 하다
v. tr. - 방탕하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 不品行をする, 不正をはたらく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسيء التصرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התנהג שלא כיאות, התפרע‬
v. tr. - ‮התנהג שלא כיאות‬

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