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Misbehavior   Listen
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Misbehavior  n.  Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Misbehavior" Quotes from Famous Books



... permitted himself to be the organ of such an attack on the freedom of discussion, the freedom of writing, printing, and publishing." After making an ungenerous attack upon the Society of the Cincinnati, he proceeded: "I here put out of sight the persons whose misbehavior has been taken advantage of to slander the friends of popular rights; and I am happy to observe that, as far as the circle of my observation and information extends, everybody has lost sight of them, and views the ...
— Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. • Benson J. Lossing

... a bird came to Sinukuan's court, and asked Sinukuan to punish the frog for being so noisy during the night, while it was trying to sleep. Sinukuan summoned the troublesome frog, and asked him the reason for his misbehavior. The frog answered respectfully, "Sir, I was only crying for help, because the turtle was carrying his house on his back, and I feared that I ...
— Filipino Popular Tales • Dean S. Fansler

... to say that this is the first instance of misbehavior of any of the British officers toward our vessels of war that has come to my knowledge. According to all the representations that I have seen, the flag of the United States and their officers and men have ...
— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents - Section 2 (of 4) of Volume 1: John Adams • Edited by James D. Richardson



Words linked to "Misbehavior" :   mischievousness, roguishness, juvenile delinquency, actus reus, abnormality, rascality, wrongdoing, misdeed, roguery, infantilism, indiscretion, impropriety, wrongful conduct, mischief-making, ruffianism, delinquency, irregularity, devilry, misconduct, misbehave, peccadillo, familiarity



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