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misconduct

mis·con·duct
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noun mis-kon-duhkt; verb mis-kuh n-duhkt]
    • /noun mɪsˈkɒn dʌkt; verb ˌmɪs kənˈdʌkt/
    • /ˌmɪsˈkɒn.dʌkt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun mis-kon-duhkt; verb mis-kuh n-duhkt]
    • /noun mɪsˈkɒn dʌkt; verb ˌmɪs kənˈdʌkt/

Definitions of misconduct word

  • noun misconduct improper conduct; wrong behavior. 1
  • noun misconduct unlawful conduct by an official in regard to his or her office, or by a person in the administration of justice, such as a lawyer, witness, or juror; malfeasance. 1
  • verb with object misconduct to mismanage. 1
  • verb with object misconduct to misbehave (oneself). 1
  • noun misconduct Unacceptable or improper behavior, esp. by an employee or professional person. 1
  • noun misconduct bad behaviour 1
See all 15 definitions of misconduct

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Origin of misconduct

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; mis-1 + conduct

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Misconduct

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Misconduct

misconduct popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for misconduct

noun misconduct

  • malfeasance — the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust). Compare misfeasance (def 2), nonfeasance.
  • misbehavior — improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.
  • impropriety — the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness.
  • immorality — immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness.
  • wrongdoing — behavior or action that is wrong, evil, or blameworthy.

verb misconduct

  • misgovern — to govern or manage badly.
  • mismanage — Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
  • live in sin — (of an unmarried couple) to live together
  • goof up — to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
All 34 Synonyms of misconduct

Antonyms for misconduct

noun misconduct

  • behavior — People's or animals' behavior is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behavior.
  • obedience — the state or quality of being obedient.
  • manners — mainour.
  • conduct — When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.
All 4 Antonyms of misconduct

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Related words

  • demerit

    The demerits of something or someone are their faults or disadvantages.

  • guard

    to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.

  • house detective

    an employee of a department store, hotel, etc., employed to prevent thefts, violations of regulations, or other forms of misconduct on the part of patrons.

  • immorality

    immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness.

  • impeach

    to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office.

  • impeachable

    making one subject to impeachment, as misconduct in office.
All related words to misconduct

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