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misbehaviour

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˌmɪs.bɪ.ˈheɪ.vɪər/
    • /ˌmɪs.bɪ.ˈheɪ.vɪə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˌmɪs.bɪ.ˈheɪ.vɪər/

Definitions of misbehaviour word

  • noun misbehaviour (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior. 1
  • uncountable noun misbehaviour Misbehaviour is behaviour that is not acceptable to other people. 0

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Parts of speech for Misbehaviour

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

misbehaviour 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.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

misbehaviour usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for misbehaviour

noun misbehaviour

  • naughtiness — disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
  • misconduct — improper conduct; wrong behavior.
  • mischief — conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance.
  • disobedience — lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.
  • wayward — turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient: a wayward son; wayward behavior.

Antonyms for misbehaviour

noun misbehaviour

  • behaviour — People's or animals' behaviour is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behaviour.
  • obedience — the state or quality of being obedient.
  • manners — mainour.

Top questions with misbehaviour

  • how to deal with misbehaviour in the classroom?
  • what is misbehaviour?

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