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misbehaved

misbehaved is the simple past and past participle of misbehave.

Meaning of misbehave

Verb

misbehave (third-person singular simple present misbehaves, present participle misbehaving, simple past and past participle misbehaved)

  1. (intransitive, reflexive) To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner.
    • He doesn't mean to misbehave; he just doesn't know better.
    Synonyms:
    go it, carry on, err

Questions about misbehaved

What is misbehaved the simple past and past participle of?
Misbehaved is the simple past and past participle of misbehave.

Words near misbehaved in the dictionary

  1. misbegot
  2. misbegotten
  3. misbegun
  4. misbehadden
  5. misbehave
  6. misbehaved
  7. misbehaver
  8. misbehavers
  9. misbehaves
  10. misbehavin'
  11. misbehaving

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