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adjective

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

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misbehaving

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verb

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbehaving
  1. naughty
  2. mischievous
  3. bad
Adjective
  • Christmas in America has long been about receiving presents from Santa for being nice, or at worst, getting a lump of coal for being naughty.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • From horrifying films about a snowman going on a murderous rampage to those about folkloric Christmas demons who terrorize naughty families, there are plenty of grown-ups-only holiday movies that will make for an exciting kid-free movie night.
    Lydia Price, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of naughty
Adjective
  • The actor, 67, reflected on playing mischievous but mindless criminal Marv in the hit holiday classic while speaking to Entertainment Tonight.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • From the nineteen-thirties onward, clusters of artists were drawn there, paying bright and mischievous tribute to it in ink and paint.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of mischievous
Adjective
  • The political chaos is compounded by the country’s worst civil aviation accident after a Jeju Air flight crashed on Sunday, killing all but two of the 181 people on-board.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Unfortunately, there is no masking overly bitter notes of a bad olive oil.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of bad
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