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MISBEHAVIOR
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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)
