as in misconduct
improper or illegal behavior
would not tolerate any misbehavior from her students
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Recent Examples of misbehavior
In testimony Thursday, school officials laid out Colt Gray’s history of school misbehavior and spotty attendance record.
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
She was accused of misbehavior that included mismanaging the budget, failing to carry out personnel instructions and ordering a subordinate to spy by Palmer’s legally privileged email correspondence.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
For those who remember having to stay after school and write the same sentence over and over on a chalkboard as punishment for misbehavior, there are reminders in the restrooms.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Of all the recent poster boys for appalling misbehavior by the State Police, Michael Proctor would of course rank number one.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
She was accused of misbehavior that included mismanaging the budget, failing to carry out personnel instructions and ordering a subordinate to spy by Palmer’s legally privileged email correspondence.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
For those who remember having to stay after school and write the same sentence over and over on a chalkboard as punishment for misbehavior, there are reminders in the restrooms.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Of all the recent poster boys for appalling misbehavior by the State Police, Michael Proctor would of course rank number one.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbehavior
Noun
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According to Hartman, the board found that the evidence showed police misconduct had occurred.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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Van Dyke was previously charged with six counts of first-degree murder as well as and one count of official misconduct.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Claims of wrongdoing against the police are also not new.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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And federal investigations into alleged corporate wrongdoing are down, according to the nonprofit group Public Citizen which tracks the DOJ's federal investigations against corporations.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Misbehavior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehavior. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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