mis·be·hav·ior

[mis-bi-heyv-yer]
noun
improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.
Also, especially British, mis·be·hav·iour.


Origin:
1480–90; mis-1 + behavior

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misbehavior

noun
improper or wicked or immoral behavior 
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Misbehavior is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example sentences
With- out these absolute limits in the back- ground, none of the misbehavior or
  bungling would be possible.
Even though serious misbehavior by the finance industry triggered it, sooner or
  later it was bound to happen.
As suggested by other posters, there are ways to thwart misbehavior by the avg.
Logical consequences are related to the misbehavior.
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