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misbehavior

[mis-bi-heyv-yer] / ˌmɪs bɪˈheɪv yər /


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Now, think of that with gasoline — enough material for a master’s thesis in human misbehavior.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The tuna bonds were among a series of costly legal battles and probes over banker misbehavior at Credit Suisse in its final years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Now, she gathers evidence when her fellow officers are accused of misbehavior.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025

It wasn’t just the extent of Baldoni’s alleged misbehavior that upset her—it was the feeling that she herself had done wrong by supporting him.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2025

Or he might have a deprivation order pending against him; in cases of outrageous misbehavior, a keeplock who was a “threat to security” could have his rec taken away for a day by a sergeant.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover