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Synonyms for misconduct
mɪsˈkɒn dʌkt; ˌmɪs kənˈdʌkt
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Princeton's WordNet
misconduct(noun)
bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
Synonyms:
wrongdoing, actus reus, wrongful conductwrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus(verb)
activity that transgresses moral or civil law
"he denied any wrongdoing"
Synonyms:
wrongdoing, actus reus, wrongful conduct, errormisbehave, misconduct, misdemean(verb)
behave badly
"The children misbehaved all morning"
mismanage, mishandle, misconduct(verb)
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
misconduct(n.)
Synonyms:
misbehavior, ill conduct, bad conductmisconduct(v. a.)
Synonyms:
mismanage, manage ill
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases:
misbehaviour, malpractice, fault, wrongdoing, conduct, malfeasance, impropriety, behaviour, indiscipline
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #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 |
Translations for misconduct
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- दुराचारHindi
- wangedragDutch
- mau comportamentoPortuguese
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