as in disobeyed
to behave badly
scolded the children for misbehaving and sent them to bed early
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However, all of the city’s fire stations seemingly disobeyed the mayor by lowering their flags.
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The group says Ensign misled courts, disobeyed court orders and failed to intervene when lawyers under his supervision engaged in misconduct.
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Not be outdone, a couple of New Jersey towns even 'rebelled' against data centers despite there being no plan to actually build them!
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Ever since the Haitian revolutionaries first rebelled against the French in 1791, the proslavery and imperialist powers of Europe and the Americas had a special interest in ensuring that Haiti failed.
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“Misbehaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehaved. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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