• Misconduct

    Pronunciation

    • UK: enPR: mÄ­s-kŏnʹdÅ­kt, IPA: /mɪsˈkÉ’ndÊŒkt/

    Origin 1

    From mis- + conduct noun

    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.

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: mÄ­s-kÉ™n-dÅ­ktʹ, IPA: /mɪskÉ™nˈdÊŒkt/

    Origin 2

    From mis- + conduct verb

    Full definition of misconduct

    Verb

    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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