malbehavior

noun

mal·​behavior

¦mal+

: behavior that is regarded as socially unacceptable

few forms of malbehavior … are not in history and essence a variation or deflection of normal mechanisms

—A. L. Gesell and Frances Ilg

Word History

Etymology

mal- entry 1 + behavior

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Rhymes for malbehavior

• misbehavior
• misbehaviour
• behavior
• behaviour
• havior
• savior
• saviour