Synonyms for malfeasance
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Noun
1. Misconduct — wrongdoing
misconduct, misdeed, crime, transgression, sin, wrong, error, misdemeanor US, misdemeanour UK, offense US, offence UK, delinquency, tort, peccadillo, misdoing, malefaction, iniquity, trespass, delict
Definitions
- n. 1
Wrongdoing.
Related words
- Word family
- malefactor maleficence maleficent malfeasant
Forms
- Plural
- malfeasances → misconducts, misdeeds, crimes, transgressions…
Example sentences
- crime In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
- misconduct He was dismissed by the company for a misconduct.
- transgression Plagiarism is a serious transgression of academic ethics.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| malfeasance | steady | |
| crime | rising | |
| misconduct | steady | |
| transgression | rising | |
| misdeed | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sin1
- 4 letters
- tort1
- 5 letters
- wrong1, crime1, error2
- 6 letters
- delict
- 7 letters
- offense2, offence, misdeed2
- 8 letters
- trespass2, iniquity4, misdoing
- 10 letters
- misconduct3, peccadillo
- 11 letters
- misdemeanor4, delinquency4, malefaction
- 12 letters
- misdemeanour
- 13 letters
- transgression3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- malfaisance