Misconduct — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf

activity that transgresses moral or civil law

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɪskˈɑːndʌkt/

🇬🇧British English

/mɪskˈɒndʌkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɪskˈɒndʌkt/

3 syllables Say it as /mɪskˈɑːndʌkt/.

Examples

he denied any wrongdoing
The children misbehaved all morning
The funds were mismanaged

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mismanage misbehave actus reus wrongdoing mishandle misdemean wrongful conduct

Antonyms

behave

Parts of Speech

noun	bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
noun	activity that transgresses moral or civil law “he denied any wrongdoing”
verb	behave badly “The children misbehaved all morning”
verb	manage badly or incompetently “The funds were mismanaged”

Word Forms

misconduct	verb	manage badly or incompetently
misbehavior	noun	improper or wicked or immoral behavior
misconduct	noun	activity that transgresses moral or civil law
mismanagement	noun	management that is careless or inefficient

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fehlverhalten

schlechtes oder unehrliches Management durch Personen, die angeblich im Auftrag eines anderen handeln

🇫🇷French

inconduite

gestion mauvaise ou malhonnête par des personnes censées agir pour le compte d'autrui

🇪🇸Spanish

mala conducta

Gestión mala o deshonesta por parte de personas que supuestamente actúan en nombre de otra.

🇮🇹Italian

cattiva condotta

cattiva o disonesta gestione da parte di persone che dovrebbero agire per conto di altri

🇳🇱Dutch

wangedrag

slecht of oneerlijk management door personen die geacht worden namens iemand anders te handelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

má conduta

gestão má ou desonesta por pessoas que deveriam agir em nome de outrem

🇷🇺Russian

проступок

плохое или нечестное управление со стороны лиц, которые должны действовать от имени другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुराचार

दूसरे की ओर से कार्य करने वाले व्यक्तियों द्वारा खराब या बेईमान प्रबंधन

🇧🇩Bengali

অসদাচরণ

অন্যের পক্ষে কাজ করার অনুমিত ব্যক্তিদের দ্বারা খারাপ বা অসাধু ব্যবস্থাপনা

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான நடத்தை

மற்றொருவரின் சார்பாக செயல்பட வேண்டிய நபர்களால் மோசமான அல்லது நேர்மையற்ற நிர்வாகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుష్ప్రవర్తన

మరొకరి తరపున వ్యవహరించాల్సిన వ్యక్తులచే చెడు లేదా నిజాయితీ లేని నిర్వహణ

🇮🇳Marathi

गैरवर्तन

दुस-याच्या वतीने कृती करणाऱ्या व्यक्तींचे वाईट किंवा अप्रामाणिक व्यवस्थापन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરવર્તણૂક

અન્ય વતી કાર્ય કરવા માટે માનવામાં આવતી વ્યક્તિઓ દ્વારા ખરાબ અથવા અપ્રમાણિક સંચાલન

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರ್ನಡತೆ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಪರವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳಿಂದ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಅಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റായ പെരുമാറ്റം

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ പേരിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കേണ്ട വ്യക്തികളുടെ മോശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സത്യസന്ധമല്ലാത്ത മാനേജ്മെൻ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਰਵਿਹਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੀ ਤਰਫੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬੁਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਈਮਾਨ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدتمیزی

کسی دوسرے کی طرف سے کام کرنے والے افراد کے ذریعہ برا یا بے ایمانی کا انتظام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不当行为

代表他人行事的人管理不善或不诚实

🇯🇵Japanese

不正行為

他人の代理として行動することになっている人物による悪質または不誠実な管理

🇰🇷Korean

비행

다른 사람을 대신하여 행동해야 하는 사람의 잘못되거나 부정직한 관리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hành vi sai trái

sự quản lý tồi hoặc không trung thực của những người được cho là hành động thay mặt người khác

🇹🇭Thai

การประพฤติมิชอบ

การจัดการที่ไม่ดีหรือไม่ซื่อสัตย์โดยบุคคลที่ควรจะกระทำการแทนผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelanggaran

manajemen yang buruk atau tidak jujur oleh orang yang seharusnya bertindak atas nama orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

maling pag-uugali

masama o hindi tapat na pamamahala ng mga taong dapat kumilos sa ngalan ng iba

🇲🇾Malay

salah laku

pengurusan yang buruk atau tidak jujur oleh orang yang sepatutnya bertindak bagi pihak orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سوء السلوك

الإدارة السيئة أو غير النزيهة من قبل أشخاص من المفترض أن يتصرفوا نيابة عن شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

رفتار نادرست

مدیریت بد یا ناصادقانه توسط افرادی که قرار است از طرف دیگری عمل کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

suiistimal

Başkası adına hareket etmesi gereken kişiler tarafından kötü veya dürüst olmayan yönetim

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתְנַהֲגוּת פְּסוּלָה

ניהול רע או לא ישר על ידי אנשים שאמורים לפעול בשמו של אחר

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The primary meaning of 'misconduct' is 'bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf'.

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