English verb: misbehave | |||
| 1. | misbehave (social) behave badly | ||
| Samples | The children misbehaved all morning. | ||
| Synonyms | misconduct, misdemean | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | act up, carry on, fall from grace | ||
| Antonyms | comport, behave | ||