"misbehavior" meaning in English

See misbehavior in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvjə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvjɚ/ [Canada, General-American], /ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjɚ/ [Canada, General-American], /ˌmɪsbɪˈhæɪvjə(ɹ)/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-misbehavior.ogg [California] Forms: misbehaviors [plural], misbehaviour [alternative, UK]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *kap-der. Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Proto-West Germanic *bihabbjan Old English behabban Middle English behaven Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Old French avoirbor. Middle English havour Middle English behavoure English behavior English misbehavior From mis- + behavior. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mis-|behavior|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? 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Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} misbehavior (countable and uncountable, plural misbehaviors)
  1. (American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Synonyms (inappropriate conduct): misconduct, errancy, carrying-on Translations (conduct that is inappropriate): лошо държание (lošo dǎržanie) (Bulgarian), 不當行為 (Chinese Mandarin), 不当行为 (bùdàng xíngwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), 行為不端 (Chinese Mandarin), 行为不端 (xíngwéi bùduān) (Chinese Mandarin), 不良行为 (Chinese Mandarin), 不良行為 (bùliáng xíngwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), dårlig opførsel [common-gender] (Danish), wangedrag [neuter] (Dutch), huono käytös (Finnish), inconduite [feminine] (French), schlechtes Benehmen [neuter] (German), दुराचार (durācār) [masculine] (Hindi), दुर्व्यवहार (durvyavhār) [masculine] (Hindi), illetlen viselkedés (Hungarian), illecito (Italian), scorrettezza (Italian), comportamento scorretto (Italian), cattiva condotta (Italian), 不正行為 (fusei kōi) (alt: ふせいこうい) (Japanese), 違法行為 (ihō kōi) (alt: いほうこうい) (Japanese), ദുസ്സ്വഭാവം (dussvabhāvaṁ) (Malayalam), dårlig oppførsel [masculine] (Norwegian), złe zachowanie [neuter] (Polish), má conduta [feminine] (Portuguese), недосто́йное поведе́ние (nedostójnoje povedénije) [neuter] (Russian), просту́пок (prostúpok) [masculine] (Russian), плохо́е поведе́ние (ploxóje povedénije) [neuter] (Russian), mal comportamiento [masculine] (Spanish), misskötsamhet [common-gender] (Swedish), погана поведінка (pohana povedinka) (Ukrainian)

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  "pos": "noun",
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        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ep-",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap- (seize)",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (change)",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meyth₂-",
        "English terms prefixed with mis-",
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        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Hindi translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Malayalam translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations"
      ],
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          "text": "The teacher did not tolerate misbehavior in his classroom.",
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        "Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected."
      ],
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        [
          "Action",
          "action"
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        [
          "conduct",
          "conduct"
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          "inappropriate",
          "inappropriate"
        ],
        [
          "improper",
          "improper"
        ],
        [
          "incorrect",
          "incorrect"
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        [
          "unexpected",
          "unexpected"
        ]
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        "(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected."
      ],
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        "US",
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvjə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvjɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "General-American"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "California"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌmɪsbɪˈhæɪvjə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
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    {
      "sense": "inappropriate conduct",
      "word": "misconduct"
    },
    {
      "sense": "inappropriate conduct",
      "word": "errancy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "inappropriate conduct",
      "word": "carrying-on"
    }
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "lošo dǎržanie",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "лошо държание"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "不當行為"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "roman": "bùdàng xíngwéi",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "不当行为"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "行為不端"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "roman": "xíngwéi bùduān",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "行为不端"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "不良行为"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "roman": "bùliáng xíngwéi",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "不良行為"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "dårlig opførsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "wangedrag"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "huono käytös"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inconduite"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "schlechtes Benehmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "durācār",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "दुराचार"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "durvyavhār",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "दुर्व्यवहार"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "illetlen viselkedés"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "illecito"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "scorrettezza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "comportamento scorretto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "cattiva condotta"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふせいこうい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "fusei kōi",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "不正行為"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いほうこうい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "ihō kōi",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "違法行為"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "lang_code": "ml",
      "roman": "dussvabhāvaṁ",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "ദുസ്സ്വഭാവം"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dårlig oppførsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "złe zachowanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "má conduta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "nedostójnoje povedénije",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "недосто́йное поведе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "prostúpok",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "просту́пок"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "ploxóje povedénije",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "плохо́е поведе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mal comportamiento"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "misskötsamhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "pohana povedinka",
      "sense": "conduct that is inappropriate",
      "word": "погана поведінка"
    }
  ],
  "word": "misbehavior"
}

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