Misbehavior vs Offense - What's the difference?
misbehavior | offense | Related terms |
Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.
(en noun) (US)
The act of offending:
# a crime or sin
#* {{quote-book, year=2006, author=
, title=Internal Combustion
, chapter=2 # an affront, insult or injury.
#* Dryden
The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; ''contrasted with defense.
) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; ''contrasted with defense.
Misbehavior is a related term of offense.
As a noun misbehavior
is action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.As a verb offense is
.misbehavior
English
Alternative forms
* (UK/Commonwealth ) misbehaviourNoun
- The teacher did not tolerate misbehavior in his classroom.
Anagrams
*offense
English
(wikipedia offense)Alternative forms
* (British standard spelling) offenceNoun
citation, passage=The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood.}}
- I have given my opinion against the authority of two great men, but I hope without offence to their memories.