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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The costs of decades of misconduct by Chicago police have grown enormous as the city settles lawsuit after lawsuit using expensive private counsel to handle most of the work.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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And of course, Andrew being stripped of his titles and evicted from Royal Lodge, only to then be arrested for suspicion of misconduct in public office.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Hernandez, a 38-year employee of DCF, was cleared of any wrongdoing in five investigations.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Swalwell has never been accused of wrongdoing, and his lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to Patel on Monday.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Misbehavior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehavior. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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