misbehaving

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English misbehaving, equivalent to misbehave +‎ -ing.

Noun

misbehaving (countable and uncountable, plural misbehavings)

  1. bad conduct or actions
    • 1997, Jo-Anne Elder, Colin O’Connell, Voices and Echoes:
      My misbehavings make him cry?
    • 2013, Vitalis Chi Nwaneri, We Are At War:
      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.

Etymology 2

From misbehave +‎ -ing.

Verb

misbehaving

  1. present participle and gerund of misbehave
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