as in misconduct
improper or illegal behavior
would not tolerate any misbehavior from her students
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Recent Examples of misbehavior
Of all the recent poster boys for appalling misbehavior by the State Police, Michael Proctor would of course rank number one.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
In this context, misbehavior was almost inconceivable for the García children.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
The past two months of mostly sideways churn within 3% of record highs for the S & P 500 has helped to rebalance the market, puncturing the aggressive sense of destiny around many AI plays, subduing some speculative misbehavior and allowing valuations to settle.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
But the record levels of tourism have also taken a toll on the public, which has complained about rising costs-of-living and misbehavior by foreigners, and stirred up xenophobic sentiments.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
In this context, misbehavior was almost inconceivable for the García children.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
The past two months of mostly sideways churn within 3% of record highs for the S & P 500 has helped to rebalance the market, puncturing the aggressive sense of destiny around many AI plays, subduing some speculative misbehavior and allowing valuations to settle.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
But the record levels of tourism have also taken a toll on the public, which has complained about rising costs-of-living and misbehavior by foreigners, and stirred up xenophobic sentiments.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbehavior
Noun
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Since the intoxication allegation came to light, the Phan brothers’ attorneys have filed motions to hold an evidentiary hearing to learn more about the crash and to dismiss their case all together for potential prosecutorial misconduct.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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But Gonzales is now contending with misconduct allegations involving a staffer who later died by suicide.—
Hunter Woodall,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Gonzales was not immediately accused of any wrongdoing by the committee.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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Walz and Ellison have defiantly denied any wrongdoing during their time as Minnesota officials.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Misbehavior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehavior. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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