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Webster 1913 Edition


Misconduct

Mis-con′duct

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Noun.
1.
Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement.
Addison.
Syn. – Misbehavior; misdemeanor; mismanagement; misdeed; delinquency; offense.

Misˊcon-duct′

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Verb.
T.
To conduct amiss; to mismanage.
Johnson.
To misconduct one’s self
,
to behave improperly.

Misˊcon-duct′

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Verb.
I.
To behave amiss.

Webster 1828 Edition


Misconduct

MISCON'DUCT

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Noun.
Wrong conduct; ill behavior; ill management.

Definition 2024


misconduct

misconduct

English

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.
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Etymology 2

mis- + conduct (verb sense)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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.

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