to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit. verb (used with object), mis·be·haved, mis·be·hav·ing. to conduct (oneself) without regard for good manners or accepted moral standards: Several of the guests misbehaved themselves.

What does misbehave mean?

1a transitive : to conduct (oneself) badly or improperly students who frequently misbehave themselves in class.

What does do not misbehave mean?

(mɪsbɪheɪv ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense misbehaves , present participle misbehaving , past tense, past participle misbehaved. verb. If someone, especially a child, misbehaves, they behave in a way that is not acceptable to other people.