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单词 misbehaving
释义

misbehave

verb

mis·​be·​have ˌmis-bi-ˈhāv How to pronounce misbehave (audio)
-bē-
misbehaved; misbehaving
1
a
transitive : to conduct (oneself) badly or improperly
students who frequently misbehave themselves in class
b
intransitive : to behave with poor manners or a lack of courtesy
He worried about the decline of family discipline, about the fact that local youth went out walking after dark, wasted time in levity, misbehaved in church. Tracy Kidder
c
intransitive : to behave with disregard for accepted moral standards especially in sexual matters
known for misbehaving with numerous women
d
intransitive, of a member of the armed forces : to behave before or in the presence of the enemy in a way that does not conform to military standards or practice
… has been charged with desertion and misbehaving before the enemy … Dan Lamothe
2
intransitive : to behave in an unexpected or unwelcome way
After five floods in four years, people in Liberty County are used to seeing the Trinity River misbehave. Adam Nossiter
misbehaver noun
plural misbehavers
misbehavers in the classroom

Synonyms

  • act out
  • act up
  • carry on
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

misbehave

verb

mis·​be·​have
ˌmis-bi-ˈhāv
misbehaved; misbehaving
: to behave badly

misbehaving 1 of 2

adjective

as in naughty
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior a new approach for disciplining a chronically misbehaving child

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • naughty
  • mischievous
  • bad
  • errant
  • rude
  • rebellious
  • childish
  • selfish
  • disobedient
  • improper
  • unruly
  • wild
  • immature
  • wicked
  • defiant
  • froward
  • contrary
  • monkeying
  • recalcitrant
  • disrespectful
  • wayward
  • juvenile
  • impudent
  • uncontrollable
  • transgressing
  • obstreperous
  • insolent
  • unmannerly
  • uncouth
  • impolite
  • corrupt
  • rowdy
  • ornery
  • balky
  • prankish
  • ill-mannered
  • refractory
  • roguish
  • indecorous
  • intractable
  • disorderly
  • evil
  • restive
  • impish
  • headstrong
  • ungovernable
  • rascally
  • willful
  • dissolute
  • untoward
  • mutinous
  • knavish
  • waggish
  • inconsiderate
  • wilful
  • wrongheaded
  • unkind
  • elfish
  • unkindly
  • ruffianly
  • ill-natured
  • perverse
  • arch
  • disobliging
  • thoughtless
  • insurgent
  • infantile
  • babyish
  • pixieish
  • monkeyish
  • puerile
  • kiddish
  • jejune

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • behaved
  • complying
  • behaving
  • obedient
  • correct
  • orderly
  • proper
  • submissive
  • moral
  • compliant
  • nice
  • dutiful
  • clean
  • acquiescent
  • polite
  • divine
  • courteous
  • decent
  • considerate
  • kindly
  • respectable
  • decorous
  • mannerly
  • thoughtful
  • angelic
  • docile
  • amenable
  • heavenly
  • tractable
  • cherubic
  • pleasant
  • amiable
  • mature
  • adult
  • complaisant
  • modest
  • discreet
  • angelical
  • obliging
  • governable
  • good-natured
  • grown-up
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misbehaving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of misbehave
as in disobeying
to behave badly scolded the children for misbehaving and sent them to bed early

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • disobeying
  • rebelling
  • misconducting
  • acting out
  • running riot
  • raising hell
  • acting up
  • carrying on
  • raising Cain
  • roughhousing
  • horsing around
  • cutting up
  • fooling around
  • showing off
  • clowning (around)
  • kidding (around)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • acting
  • obeying
  • conducting
  • controlling
  • quitting
  • complying
  • handling
  • restraining
  • bearing
  • moving
  • inhibiting
  • checking
  • curbing
  • conforming
  • containing
  • deporting
  • demeaning
  • acquitting
  • collecting
  • constraining
  • comporting
  • quieting
  • composing
  • repressing
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