as in misconduct
improper or illegal behavior
would not tolerate any misbehavior from her students
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Recent Examples of misbehavior
Schools can reject a student for lots of reasons, including poor grades or a previous record of misbehavior.
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Cory Turner, NPR, 23 May 2025
Alpha lives alone with her unnamed mother (Golshifteh Farahani), a doctor who works at a nearby hospital as well as out of an office in their apartment and who is increasingly exasperated by her daughter’s budding teenager misbehavior.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 May 2025
Giving them enough exercise and mental stimulation can help prevent misbehavior.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
At the same time, there were reports that some schools were not properly documenting serious misbehavior – hiding high or disparate rates of discipline.
—F. Chris Curran, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
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Cory Turner, NPR, 23 May 2025
Alpha lives alone with her unnamed mother (Golshifteh Farahani), a doctor who works at a nearby hospital as well as out of an office in their apartment and who is increasingly exasperated by her daughter’s budding teenager misbehavior.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 May 2025
Giving them enough exercise and mental stimulation can help prevent misbehavior.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
At the same time, there were reports that some schools were not properly documenting serious misbehavior – hiding high or disparate rates of discipline.
—F. Chris Curran, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbehavior
Noun
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His last review, which examined misconduct allegations against Russell Brand, only referenced job titles.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 July 2025
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Sorrell exited the company in 2018 amid a probe of allegations of misconduct, and Read, who spent much of this time building new digital operations, became the company’s new leader.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 July 2025
Noun
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On the contrary, this also implies that people who don’t hold a strong belief in a just world may be more likely to see infidelity as a serious wrongdoing.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The appearance of a person’s name on the flight logs, however, is not necessarily an indication of wrongdoing; most of the individuals listed were presumably on Epstein’s plane for legitimate business, political or social reasons.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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“Misbehavior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehavior. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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