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misbehavior

[ mis-bi-heyv-yer ]

noun

  1. improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of misbehavior1

First recorded in 1480–90; mis- 1 + behavior

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Example Sentences

But can women like Ramadei succeed in using Internet shaming for more pointed acts of political good against male misbehavior?

But also real, unscripted, and sometimes painfully honest, as when Dave owned up to his extramarital misbehavior.

Others suffer a nasty twist of fate that balloons their garden-variety misbehavior into a superscandal.

But the public record of his alleged misbehavior has continued to accumulate in any case.

His rivals in Washington looked for the slightest indication of his famed ego or misbehavior.

The trip had been entirely successful and there had not been a case of misbehavior from start to finish.

Already he had taken a deep dislike to the little girl, and to him the sword incident seemed the climax of her misbehavior.

"I'm no' so awfu' ill," came back in irritated denial, as if he had been accused of some misbehavior.

He easily guessed that he made his wife unhappy; but he was still far from suspecting the extent of his misbehavior!

With shrill ki-yi the pups bounded off, apparently frantic to make up for misbehavior.

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