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/mis'bi hayv"yeuhr/, n.improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.Also, esp. Brit., misbehaviour.[1480-90; MIS-1 + BEHAVIOR]
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Misbehavior — Mis be*hav ior, n. Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misbehavior — index bad repute, culpability, delinquency (misconduct), disregard (omission), fault (responsibility) … Law dictionary
misbehavior — (n.) also misbehaviour, late 15c., from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + BEHAVIOR (Cf. behavior) … Etymology dictionary
misbehavior — (Amer.) n. poor conduct, bad behavior, misconduct (also misbehaviour) … English contemporary dictionary
misbehavior — [n] naughty act, conduct acting up*, fault, immorality, impropriety, incivility, indiscipline, insubordination, mischief, misconduct, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdoing, monkey business*, naughtiness, rudeness, shenanigans*, transgression,… … New thesaurus
misbehavior — mis|be|hav|ior [ ,mısbı heıvjər ] noun singular or uncount bad behavior or behavior that offends other people: misbehavior of: The article blames pop culture for the misbehavior of children … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
misbehavior — noun Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected. The teacher did not tolerate misbehavior in his classroom … Wiktionary
misbehavior — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. misconduct, mischief, disobedience, badness, wrong. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. transgression, misconduct, fault; see mischief 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. acting out, naughtiness, transgression … English dictionary for students
misbehavior — n. Misconduct, miscarriage, ill conduct, ill behavior … New dictionary of synonyms
misbehavior — n misconduct, badness, naughtiness, misdemeanor, delinquency; disorderly conduct, bad manners, indiscipline, disobedience, insubordination; disorder, disorderliness, Inf. goings on; roughhouse, horseplay, mayhem, rowdyism, rowdiness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
