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misbehavior

  • /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvjə(ɹ)/ UK
  • /ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjə/ UK
  • /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvjɚ/ Canada, US
  • /ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjɚ/ Canada, US
  • /ˌmɪsbɪˈhæɪvjə(ɹ)/ Australia

noun misbehaviors · misbehaviour

  1. US, countable, uncountable Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected. The teacher did not tolerate misbehavior in his classroom.

    Similar: misconduct, errancy, carrying-on

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noun conduct that is inappropriate

Españolmal comportamiento
日本語不正行為 fusei kōi, 違法行為 ihō kōi
中文不當行為, 不当行为 bùdàng xíngwéi, 行為不端, 行为不端 xíngwéi bùduān, 不良行为, 不良行為 bùliáng xíngwéi
हिन्दीदुराचार durācār, दुर्व्यवहार durvyavhār
Portuguêsmá conduta
Françaisinconduite
Deutschschlechtes Benehmen
Italianoillecito, scorrettezza, comportamento scorretto, cattiva condotta
Русскийнедосто́йное поведе́ние nedostójnoje povedénije, просту́пок prostúpok, плохо́е поведе́ние ploxóje povedénije

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@misc{misbehavior_2026,
  title = {misbehavior},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misbehavior},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}