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mis‧be‧have
[intransitive]
[intransitive] also misbehave yourself to behave badly, and cause trouble or annoy people [≠ behave]:
George has been misbehaving at school.
Students have a tendency to misbehave themselves at exam time.
George has been misbehaving at school.
Students have a tendency to misbehave themselves at exam time.