misbehavior

English

Alternative forms

(UK, Commonwealth) misbehaviour

Etymology

mis- +‎ behavior

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjə/
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Noun

misbehavior (countable and uncountable, plural misbehaviors)

(US) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.
The teacher did not tolerate misbehavior in his classroom.

Synonyms

(innapropriate conduct): misconduct

Translations

conduct that is inappropriate

Chinese:
Mandarin: 不當行為, 不当行为 (bùdàng xíngwéi), 行為不端, 行为不端 (xíngwéi bùduān), 不良行为, 不良行為 (bùliáng xíngwéi)
Danish: dårlig opførsel c
Dutch: wangedrag (nl) n
Finnish: huono käytös
French: inconduite (fr) f
German: schlechtes Benehmen n

Hungarian: illetlen viselkedés (hu)
Japanese: 不正行為 (ふせいこうい, fusei kōi), 違法行為 (いほうこうい, ihō kōi)
Norwegian: dårlig oppførsel m
Polish: złe zachowanie n
Portuguese: má conduta f
Russian: недосто́йное поведе́ние n (nedostójnoje povedénije), просту́пок (ru) m (prostúpok), плохо́е поведе́ние n (ploxóje povedénije)
Ukrainian: погана поведінка (pohana povedinka)

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