Synonyms of misbehavior

misbehavior

noun

ˌmis-bi-ˈhā-vyər 

as in misconduct

improper or illegal behavior

would not tolerate any misbehavior from her students

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misconduct
• wrongdoing
• crime
• malfeasance
• trespass
• mistake
• error
• misdoing
• misdeed
• misdemeanor
• sin
• transgression
• malpractice
• wrong
• indiscretion
• malefaction
• blunder
• impropriety
• hanky-panky
• goings-on
• stumble
• slip
• fault
• misstep
• gaffe
• familiarity
• lapse
• goof
• fumble
• miscue
• flub
• slipup

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misbehavior

Leer en español Over the past decade, school districts across Texas have sought to make classrooms safer by swelling the number of police officers on campuses and taking a tougher stance on misbehavior. — Rosie Cima, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

The Board of Education, citing costs, gave Maes just a week to investigate the allegations against Hunter, a notably short timeline given that previous inquiries into alleged misbehavior by DPS directors have taken months. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Oversight measures are crucial for seeing how often agent misbehavior is detected by monitoring systems, the company said. — Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Well, that’s a nod to a Southampton intern being spotted filming a Middlesbrough training session from behind a tree — the incident which sparked an investigation that revealed Southampton’s misbehavior. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026