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# misbehaviour

«misbehaviour» in Mova's school dictionary: **not allowed** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (misbehaviour — uncountable; US spelling misbehavior)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Bad behaviour; doing things you know are not allowed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#m1)

2) (formal) Wrong or dishonest conduct, for example by an official. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#x1)
- He lost his golden time for misbehaviour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#x2)
- The dog's misbehaviour got worse when it was bored. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#x3)
- The teacher wrote to my parents about my misbehaviour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#x4)
- Any misbehaviour on the trip will be reported. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/#x5)
- Tiredness can cause misbehaviour in little children. [tree →](https://md.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.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «misbehaviour» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misbehaviour/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.