Meanings
misbehaving1
nounmisbehaving (countable and uncountable, plural misbehavings)
plural misbehavings
- countableuncountablebad conduct or actions
My misbehavings make him cry?
1997, Jo-Anne Elder, Colin O’Connell, Voices and Echoes1 more example
While he fears that the father may be angry for his misbehaving, a child would never fear that the father will kill him for misbehaving.
2013, Vitalis Chi Nwaneri, We Are At War
misbehaving2
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of misbehave
Origin
misbehaving · noun
- Middle Englishmisbehaving
- Englishmisbehaving
From Middle English misbehaving, equivalent to misbehave + -ing.
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