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# misbehaviour

noun (misbehaviour — uncountable; US spelling misbehavior)

«misbehaviour» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Bad behaviour; doing things you know are not allowed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#m1)
2. (formal) Wrong or dishonest conduct, for example by an official. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used by teachers, in school reports and rules: «misbehaviour in class will lead to a detention». In everyday life parents talk about children's misbehaviour. Phrases: punished for misbehaviour, misbehaviour in class.

### Examples

- Misbehaviour in the lunch hall is not allowed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#x1)
- He lost his golden time for misbehaviour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#x2)
- The dog's misbehaviour got worse when it was bored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#x3)
- The teacher wrote to my parents about my misbehaviour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#x4)
- Any misbehaviour on the trip will be reported. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#x5)
- Tiredness can cause misbehaviour in little children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: say «some misbehaviour», «an act of misbehaviour». UK spelling: misbehaviour; US: misbehavior. Verb: misbehave. Prefix «mis-» means badly or wrongly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «misbehaviour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«misbehaviour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misbehaviour.html) on Mova free.