Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Guilty of ill behavior; ill-bred; rude.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Guilty of ill behavior; illbred; rude.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of misbehave.

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Examples

  • She told me 2 people had told her that she should carry some rolled up newspaper, and when her dog 'misbehaved' she should smack the dog across the snout.

    Contest: Tell Us Your Best Dog Training Tip. Win Free Gear. 2009

  • She told me 2 people had told her that she should carry some rolled up newspaper, and when her dog 'misbehaved' she should smack the dog across the snout.

    Contest: Tell Us Your Best Dog Training Tip. Win Free Gear. 2009

  • The customer claimed to have already paid back the loan, while his wife told the police the agents had "misbehaved" with her.

    In the Shadows of India's Loan Boom 2008

  • Mom charged in girl's death after she 'misbehaved' while brushing teeth

    NY Post: News By IKIMULISA LIVINGSTON 2010

  • Mom charged in girl's death after she 'misbehaved' while brushing teeth

    NY Post: News By JANON FISHER 2010

  • Mom charged in girl's death after she 'misbehaved' while brushing teeth

    NY Post: News By JANON FISHER 2010

  • Mom charged in girl's death after she 'misbehaved' while brushing teeth

    NY Post: News By JAMIE SCHRAM 2010

  • Mom charged in girl's death after she 'misbehaved' while brushing teeth

    NY Post: News By TOM NAMAKO 2010

  • Mom charged in girl's death after she 'misbehaved' while brushing teeth

    NY Post: News 2010

  • Mom charged in girl's death after she 'misbehaved' while brushing teeth

    NY Post: News By DAVID. K. LI 2010

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