misconduct
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
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Sense 2 verb
behave badly
The children misbehaved all morning
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Sense 3 noun
activity that transgresses moral or civil law
he denied any wrongdoing
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Sense 4 verb
manage badly or incompetently
The funds were mismanaged
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mismanage |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | management |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | comport |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrongful conduct |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | misbehavior |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fall from grace |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | act up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | misconduct |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | brutalization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | usurpation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tort |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | malversation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | misbehavior |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dereliction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | malfeasance |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | misfeasance |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | malpractice |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | malpractice |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | perversion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | injury |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | injury |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | injustice |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | infliction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | transgression |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | knavery |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | falsification |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | champerty |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | criminal maintenance |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | infringement |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | misconduct |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mismanagement |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | handle |