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English noun: misconduct | |||
| 1. | misconduct (act) bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | direction, management | ||
| 2. | misconduct (act) activity that transgresses moral or civil law | ||
| Samples | He denied any wrongdoing. | ||
| Synonyms | actus reus, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brutalisation, brutalization, champerty, civil wrong, criminal maintenance, dereliction, dishonesty, encroachment, evildoing, falsification, infliction, infringement, iniquity, injury, injury, injustice, intrusion, knavery, maintenance, malfeasance, malpractice, malpractice, malversation, misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed, misfeasance, misrepresentation, perversion, shabbiness, tort, transgression, trespass, unfairness, usurpation, violation, violation | ||
English verb: misconduct | |||
| 1. | misconduct (social) behave badly | ||
| Samples | The children misbehaved all morning. | ||
| Synonyms | misbehave, misdemean | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | act up, carry on, fall from grace | ||
| Antonyms | comport, behave | ||
| 2. | misconduct (social) manage badly or incompetently | ||
| Samples | The funds were mismanaged. | ||
| Synonyms | mishandle, mismanage | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | care, deal, handle, manage | ||
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