misconduct

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EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

mis- +‎ conduct (noun sense)

PronunciationEdit

• (UK): enPR: mĭs-kŏnʹdŭkt, IPA^(key): /mɪsˈkɒndʌkt/

NounEdit

Wikipedia

misconduct ‎(usually uncountable, plural misconducts)

1. Bad behavior.

   The student was threatened with a £2000 fine and banned from using the university's computing resources for two weeks due to gross misconduct on the Internet.

TranslationsEdit

bad behavior — see misbehavior

Etymology 2Edit

mis- +‎ conduct (verb sense)

PronunciationEdit

• enPR: mĭs-kən-dŭktʹ, IPA^(key): /mɪskənˈdʌkt/

VerbEdit

misconduct ‎(third-person singular simple present misconducts, present participle misconducting, simple past and past participle misconducted)

1. (transitive) To mismanage.
   1. (reflexive) To misbehave.

      He misconducted himself with a chorus girl, according to his wife.

2. (intransitive, rare) To act improperly.

TranslationsEdit

mismanage — see mismanage

misbehave — see misbehave