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as in wrongdoing
improper or illegal behavior
some rough play got the hockey player fined for misconduct on the ice
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as in adultery
a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
both parties cited misconduct as the reason for the divorce
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as in to abuse
to manage badly
misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life
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Recent Examples of misconduct
Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Ayyub was not the first journalist to expose official misconduct in the case, but the evidence around Shah was explosive.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Scheuer worked as a menu production manager for Disney and was fired last June for misconduct, according to the original complaint.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
Currently, an allegation of officer misconduct goes through an initial screening, then an in-depth investigation in which internal affairs officers collect evidence and interview witnesses and the subject officer.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The case comes as advocates for victims of police misconduct and mistakes say President Donald Trump is rolling back guardrails on law enforcement.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Ayyub was not the first journalist to expose official misconduct in the case, but the evidence around Shah was explosive.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Scheuer worked as a menu production manager for Disney and was fired last June for misconduct, according to the original complaint.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
Currently, an allegation of officer misconduct goes through an initial screening, then an in-depth investigation in which internal affairs officers collect evidence and interview witnesses and the subject officer.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconduct
Noun
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The government treated it as more evidence of American animus, and the minister in question denied wrongdoing and shrugged it off.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Only one employee was fired for wrongdoing during this period, according to figures obtained under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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There’s adultery and cuckoldry and suspicions of adultery and cuckoldry and doubles and all the other good Cronenbergian ideas.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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Within the White Lotus, adultery abounds, couples engage in power plays, and flirtatious encounters occur among old friends and strangers alike.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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After the show premiered, actress Amber Dixon Brenner alleged in a lawsuit that Akil’s husband, Salim, had abused her over the course of their previously unknown, decade-long extramarital affair.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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In an August 2020 filing, Sura, said Abrego Garcia had kicked and slapped her, as well as verbally abused her.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The primary severe weather threats for this area are damaging wind gusts and large hail, with an isolated tornado risk mainly for northern Virginia up to New Hampshire.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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Tyler Adams, the distillery's general manager, says Buffalo Trace has weathered storms before, including a campus-wide flood in 1978 and tornado speed winds damaging multiple buildings in 2006.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
3 May 2025
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Immigrant rights advocates argued the administration violated a court order by flying four Venezuelans from Guantanamo to El Salvador.—
Nate Raymond,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Under these laws, city officials who violate them do not face consequences.—
Jennifer J. Lee,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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Enshrining the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in law would prevent future administrations from mismanaging or exploiting these valuable assets, ensuring the reserve’s intended purpose as a secure store of value endures across administrations.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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But the organization is also financially mismanaged, medically irresponsible, and plagued with scandal.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Misconduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconduct. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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