| VERB | social | misdemean, misbehave, misconduct | behave badly |
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| Meaning | Behave badly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | misbehave, misconduct | |
| Narrower | act up, carry on | misbehave badly |
| fall from grace | revert back to bad / bad behavior after a period of good behavior | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Opposite | behave, comport | Behave well or properly |
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