mis‧be‧have /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv/
verb [intransitive] [
Word Family: noun:
BEHAVIOUR/BEHAVIOR,
MISBEHAVIOUR/MISBEHAVIOR,
BEHAVIOURISM/BEHAVIORISM,
BEHAVIOURIST/BEHAVIORIST;
verb:
behave,
misbehave;
adverb:
BEHAVIOURALLY/BEHAVIORALLY;
adjective:
BEHAVIOURAL/BEHAVIORAL]
(
also misbehave yourself) to behave badly, and cause trouble or annoy people
Antonym : behave:
George has been misbehaving at school. Students have a tendency to misbehave themselves at exam time. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲