misbehavior

misbehavior

English

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *missaz
Proto-Germanic *missa-
Proto-West Germanic *missa-
Old English mis-
Middle English mys-
English mis-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Proto-Indo-European *kap-der.
Proto-Germanic *habjaną
Proto-West Germanic *habbjan
Proto-West Germanic *bihabbjan
Old English behabban
Middle English behaven
Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *haβēō
Latin habeō
Old French avoirbor.
Middle English havour
Middle English behavoure
English behavior
English misbehavior

    From mis- + behavior.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvjə(ɹ)/, /ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjə/
    • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvjɚ/, /ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjɚ/
      • Audio (California):(file)
    • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌmɪsbɪˈhæɪvjə(ɹ)/
    • (Indic) IPA(key): /ˌmɪsbɪˈheːvɪjɚ/

    Noun

    misbehavior (countable and uncountable, plural misbehaviors)

    1. (American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.
      The teacher did not tolerate misbehavior in his classroom.

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