misbehave

🇺🇸 /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv/ 🇬🇧 /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000CEFR-C1
verb
R

to act in a bad or wrong way

Children sometimes misbehave when they are tired or hungry.

translation

v. to act in a bad or wrong way

Word Forms

3rd Present misbehaves
Past misbehaved
Perfect misbehaved
Progressive misbehaving