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- [mis-bi-heyv-yer]
- /ˌmɪs bɪˈheɪv yər/
- /ˌmɪs.bɪˈheɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mis-bi-heyv-yer]
- /ˌmɪs bɪˈheɪv yər/
Definitions of misbehavior word
- noun misbehavior improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior. 1
- noun misbehavior The action of misbehaving; bad behavior. 1
- noun misbehavior child: naughtiness, disobedience 1
- noun misbehavior adult: immoral acts 1
- uncountable noun misbehavior Misbehavior is behavior that is not acceptable to other people. 0
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Origin of misbehavior
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1480-90; mis-1 + behavior
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Parts of speech for Misbehavior
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
misbehavior popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
misbehavior usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for misbehavior
noun misbehavior
- impropriety — the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness.
- immorality — immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness.
- insubordination — the quality or condition of being insubordinate, or of being disobedient to authority; defiance: The employee was fired for insubordination.
- transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
- misdeed — an immoral or wicked deed.
Antonyms for misbehavior
Top questions with misbehavior
- what is misbehavior in the classroom?
- how to manage misbehavior in the classroom?
- what is misbehavior?
- how to deal with misbehavior in the classroom?
- what the teacher should do about misbehavior?
- how to handle student misbehavior?
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