/ English Dictionary

MISBEHAVIOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Improper or wicked or immoral behavior

Synonyms:

misbehavior; misbehaviour; misdeed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("misbehavior" is a kind of...):

actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct (activity that transgresses moral or civil law)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "misbehavior"):

delinquency; juvenile delinquency (an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor)

devilment; devilry; deviltry; mischief; mischief-making; mischievousness; rascality; roguery; roguishness; shenanigan (reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others)

ruffianism (violent lawless behavior)

familiarity; impropriety; indecorum; liberty (an act of undue intimacy)

abnormality; irregularity (behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality)

impropriety; indecency (an indecent or improper act)

indiscretion; peccadillo (a petty misdeed)

infantilism (infantile behavior in mature persons)

Derivation:

misbehave (behave badly)

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