What is another word for misconduct?
Synonyms for misconduct
mɪsˈkɒn dʌkt; ˌmɪs kənˈdʌktmis·con·duct
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Princeton's WordNet
misconductnoun
bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
Synonyms:
wrongdoing, actus reus, wrongful conductwrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reusverb
activity that transgresses moral or civil law
"he denied any wrongdoing"
Synonyms:
wrongdoing, actus reus, wrongful conduct, errormisbehave, misconduct, misdemeanverb
behave badly
"The children misbehaved all morning"
mismanage, mishandle, misconductverb
manage badly or incompetently
"The funds were mismanaged"
Synonyms:
spoil, bobble, bungle, bollocks, mishandle, misbehave, misdemean, bollix, foul up, louse up, bodge, flub, fumble, botch up, fluff, ball up, screw up, mismanage, mess up, blow, bollix up, botch, muck up, bumble, bollocks up, muff
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
misconductnoun
Synonyms:
misbehavior, ill conduct, bad conductmisconductverb
Synonyms:
mismanage, manage ill
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "misconduct":
misbehaviour, malpractice, fault, wrongdoing, conduct, malfeasance, impropriety, behaviour, indiscipline
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#899 | error | |
#2540 | blow | |
#2645 | conduct | |
#4759 | behaviour | |
#5045 | fault | |
#9297 | malpractice | |
#15297 | misconduct | |
#21436 | spoil | |
#26944 | bobble | |
#28828 | bumble | |
#29630 | fluff | |
#30892 | fumble | |
#33911 | muff | |
#34066 | wrongdoing | |
#53610 | bollocks | |
#63134 | bungle | |
#66317 | impropriety | |
#77176 | malfeasance | |
#94613 | misbehave | |
#104177 | botch | |
#108590 | misbehaviour | |
#158232 | indiscipline | |
#220019 | flub | |
#231784 | bodge | |
#309165 | mismanage | |
#315643 | mishandle |
How to use misconduct in a sentence?
Through his protected lawful whistleblowing activities, Yevgeny Vindman properly reported misconduct involving officials within the Trump Administration's White House and National Security Council, based on this latest report, which followed a review by the U.S. Army, it is now conclusive there was illegal retaliation against Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, who has since been promoted to Colonel.
At no point in his tenure was there any mention by his superiors or human resources of any misconduct or an inability to adhere to professional conduct, any slanderous accusations to the contrary will be vigorously defended.
It is abundantly clear that the government intended to conduct an end-run around the administrative injunction by producing alternate copies of documents that, even under the government’s incorrect interpretation of the administrative injunction, would violate its unambiguous terms, under no circumstances should the government’s misconduct and attempt to create an ad hoc record be sanctioned by this Court.
It seems that in the political arena, to say that something is not true is simply not good enough. So let me be clear. I have never provided alcohol to minors, and I have never engaged in sexual misconduct.
Body cameras won't solve every problem in policing. But having video of police officers' interactions with the public will help hold officers' accountable for misconduct, quickly exonerate officers who are wrongly accused, and help the public understand the powers we give police and how they use them.
Translations for misconduct
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- inconduiteFrench
- दुराचारHindi
- wangedragDutch
- mau comportamentoPortuguese
- проступокRussian
- hành vi sai tráiVietnamese
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