Synonyms for misconduct
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Misbehavior
misbehavior US, misbehaviour UK, malfeasance, mismanagement, misdeed, malpractice, misdemeanor US, misdemeanour UK, badness, malversation, misdoing
Other
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Behavior that is considered to be unacceptable.
The student was banned from using the university's computing resources for two weeks due to gross misconduct on the Internet.
- v. 1
To mismanage.
- v. 2
To behave inappropriately, to misbehave.
Forms
- Plural
- misconducts → misbehaviors, malfeasances, mismanagements, misdeeds…
- Past participle
- misconducted
e.g. misconducted → misbehaved, misdemeaned, mismanaged, mishandled…
Example sentences
- malpractice The doctor who treated Tom should be sued for malpractice.
- mismanagement Algeria is suffering from economic mismanagement.
- malfeasance The accountant who stole from the firm went to jail for corporate malfeasance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| misconduct | steady | |
| malpractice | steady | |
| mismanagement | steady | |
| malfeasance | steady | |
| misdeed | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- badness2, misdeed2
- 8 letters
- misdoing
- 9 letters
- misbehave3, mishandle3, mismanage3, misdemean
- 10 letters
- malconduct
- 11 letters
- misdemeanor4, malpractice3, malfeasance3, misbehavior4
- 12 letters
- misbehaviour, misdemeanour, malversation
- 13 letters
- mismanagement4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (badness2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- écart de conduite