Misbehaving

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    bad conduct or actions countable, uncountable

    "My misbehavings make him cry?"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of misbehave form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"You must avoid misbehaving in order to be a honourable person."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English misbehaving, equivalent to misbehave + -ing.

Etymology 2

From misbehave + -ing.

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