MISBEHAVIOR Synonyms
16 hypernyms for misbehavior. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MISBEHAVIOR
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| misconduct | noun n | |||||
noun • bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf • activity that transgresses moral or civil law verb • behave badly • manage badly or incompetently | ||||||
| delinquency | noun n | |||||
noun • nonpayment of a debt when due • a tendency to be negligent and uncaring • an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor | ||||||
| disobedience | noun n | |||||
noun • the failure to obey • the trait of being unwilling to obey | ||||||
| impropriety | noun n | |||||
noun • an improper demeanor • the condition of being improper • an indecent or improper act • an act of undue intimacy | ||||||
| indiscipline | noun n | |||||
noun • the trait of lacking discipline | ||||||
| mischief | noun n | |||||
noun • reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others • the quality or nature of being harmful or evil | ||||||
| naughtiness | noun n | |||||
noun • an attribute of mischievous children | ||||||
| offense | noun n | |||||
noun • a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others • a feeling of anger caused by being offended • a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right • the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score • the action of attacking an enemy | ||||||
| transgression | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle • the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata • the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit | ||||||
| wrongdoing | noun n | |||||
noun • departure from what is ethically acceptable • activity that transgresses moral or civil law | ||||||
| misbehaviour | noun n | |||||
noun • improper or wicked or immoral behavior | ||||||
| misdeed | noun n | |||||
noun • improper or wicked or immoral behavior | ||||||