misbehave
/ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv/verb
उच्चारण मिस्बिहेव
दुर्व्यवहार करना, बदतमीज़ी करना, शरारत करना
Core word
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[I] ~ (yourself)
to behave badly
दुर्व्यवहार करना, बदतमीज़ी करना, शरारत करना
- Children who misbehave in class lose their break time.
- He was suspended for misbehaving with a senior officer.
- If the puppy misbehaves, say no firmly.
+ 2 more examples
- The teacher warned the boys not to misbehave on the trip.
- She never misbehaved in front of her grandparents.
Synonyms behave badly act up misconduct yourself
Opposite behave
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
misbehave (intransitive)
It takes no object: people misbehave, you do not misbehave something.
इसके बाद object नहीं आता: लोग misbehave करते हैं, किसी चीज़ को misbehave नहीं किया जाता।
- The children misbehaved during the school trip.
- If you misbehave, you will lose your break.
misbehave + reflexive pronoun
In British English you can say 'misbehave yourself' to tell someone to behave properly.
ब्रिटिश English में किसी को ठीक व्यवहार करने को कहने के लिए reflexive रूप 'misbehave yourself' भी चलता है।
- He was warned not to misbehave himself in the library.
misbehave with / towards + person
Use 'with' or 'towards' for the person who suffers from the bad behaviour.
बुरे व्यवहार के शिकार व्यक्ति के लिए 'with' या 'towards' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The passenger misbehaved with the ticket checker.
- She never misbehaves towards her juniors.
machines that misbehave
In informal use, a machine or system that does not work properly can be said to misbehave.
अनौपचारिक प्रयोग में ठीक से काम न करने वाली मशीन या system के लिए भी 'misbehave' कहा जा सकता है।
- The projector misbehaved just before the presentation.
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adverb + misbehave
badlyrepeatedlyconstantlydeliberatelyopenly
- The boys repeatedly misbehaved in the assembly.
misbehave + in / at
in classin publicat a weddingon the busat school
- Students who misbehave in public bring shame to their school.
likely / tend to misbehave
tend tobe likely tobe known todare tothreaten to
- Children tend to misbehave when they are tired.
punish / warn + for misbehaving
punish forwarn againstscold forsuspend forfine for
- The student was suspended for misbehaving with a teacher.
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- The monkey misbehaved on the platform and snatched a passenger's bag.
बंदर ने प्लेटफ़ॉर्म पर उत्पात मचाया और एक यात्री का बैग छीन लिया।
- Radhika's brother was sent out of the hall because he misbehaved.
राधिका का भाई हॉल से बाहर भेज दिया गया क्योंकि उसने दुर्व्यवहार किया था।
- The laptop misbehaves whenever the battery is low.
जब भी battery कम होती है, laptop ठीक से काम नहीं करता।
- Parents should explain why it is wrong to misbehave rather than only shout.
माता-पिता को केवल चिल्लाने के बजाय यह समझाना चाहिए कि बुरा व्यवहार करना क्यों गलत है।
- The audience misbehaved at the concert, so the singer left the stage.
concert में दर्शकों ने बदतमीज़ी की, इसलिए गायक मंच से चला गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The students misbehaved the teacher.
✓ The students misbehaved with the teacher.
Misbehave is intransitive and needs 'with' or 'towards' before the person.
'Misbehave' intransitive है, इसलिए व्यक्ति से पहले 'with' या 'towards' लगाना आवश्यक है।
✗ He is misbehaving since morning.
✓ He has been misbehaving since morning.
With 'since', use the present perfect continuous, not the present continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है, present continuous नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all describe bad conduct, but they differ in how serious and how deliberate it is.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ बुरे आचरण का वर्णन करती हैं, पर गंभीरता और जानबूझकर किए जाने में इनमें अंतर है।
The general word for behaving badly, often used for children, pupils or machines.
बुरा व्यवहार करने के लिए सामान्य शब्द, जो प्रायः बच्चों, विद्यार्थियों या मशीनों के लिए आता है।
- The class misbehaved when the teacher left.
On its own it can mean to act in a polite and correct way, as in 'Behave yourself'.
अकेले यह शिष्ट और उचित ढंग से आचरण करने का अर्थ दे सकता है, जैसे 'Behave yourself'।
- Please behave in front of the guests.
A formal noun for serious wrong behaviour by someone in a job or position of trust.
नौकरी या विश्वास के पद पर बैठे व्यक्ति के गंभीर अनुचित आचरण के लिए औपचारिक noun।
- The clerk was dismissed for misconduct.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
The noun is misbehaviour in British English and misbehavior in American English.
इसका noun British English में misbehaviour और American English में misbehavior है।
§Grammar and usage
In Indian English people often say misbehave with somebody, but standard British English usually says behave badly towards somebody.
भारतीय English में अक्सर misbehave with somebody कहा जाता है, पर standard British English में आमतौर पर behave badly towards somebody कहा जाता है।