misbehavior
15
3.6
- noun
- /ˌmɪsˈbeɪvjər/
:
mala conducta
- The three female teachers deliberately employed more structured strategies to prevent misbehavior than the male teachers did.
- student misbehavior
- punishment for misbehavior
- minor misbehavior
We don't have the tools to deal with sexual misbehavior.
- We don't have the tools to deal with sexual misbehavior.
- Talk today about regulation, actually regulation and human misbehavior.
- What is it that is gone wrong within my child that is causing them to act in these ways that are that I call misbehaviors?
- So he's going to have a, a, a government that is going to be endlessly on the prowl to suppress our misbehavior.
- Motivation for serious misbehavior, you might say, like sadistic murderousness and the enjoyment that can be derived from that.
- So already signs of looming misbehaviour.
- Of course the allegations are troubling because they're allegations of of misbehavior.
- So so you know, it's that bad combination of, you know, good temper and misbehavior.
- Understand that the greater the external misbehaviour, the greater the flag that something inside has gone negative.
Examples
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Also, reinforcing positive behaviors reduces the inclination toward misbehavior and enhances the flow of your lesson.
Academic text (1994) -
CJCA acknowledges that these positive approaches have repeatedly proven to be effective in controlling and reducing misbehavior.
Academic text (2013) -
Sergeant Thomas.... ....sorry for my misbehavior earlier.
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My apologies for the gross misbehavior of my colleague.
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What have you used in your physical education classes or other related settings to handle misbehavior or unwanted traits?
Academic text (2011) -
Your grandmother will not tolerate any misbehavior.
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Such problems can usually be avoided by ignoring minor misbehaviors and, at a later time, talking to the student individually.
Academic text (1994) -
Misbehavior and disorder will not be tolerated at Tres Rios.
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Your grandmother will not tolerate any misbehavior during dinner.
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Misbehavior and disorder will not be tolerated at Tres Rios.
Synonyms
131
4.6
Wrong behavior by someone in a trusted job
117
3.7
Bad actions that break the law or moral rules
49
8.1
An action that breaks a law, rule, or moral principle
23
6.2
A wrong action that hurts someone or breaks a rule
16
8.0
Behavior that is not socially acceptable
4
7.9
Behavior that most people in a group do not accept
3
7.9
Behavior that most people in a society do not accept
1
7.1
A bad action that breaks rules or harms other people
1
7.0
Actions that break the law or are unfair
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word misbehavior is made of the beginning mis- meaning 'wrong' and behavior from behave, which means 'to act'. So misbehavior is 'wrong' or bad acting, which is why it describes improper or rule-breaking conduct.