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as in wrongdoings
improper or illegal behavior
some rough play got the hockey player fined for misconduct on the ice
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as in adulteries
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 abuses
to manage badly
misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life
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Recent Examples of misconducts
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
All three men were given misconducts and a handful of penalties throughout the game.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
That came two days after another slugfest of a contest that saw the teams combine for eight misconducts, four fights and another 186 penalty minutes at Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
All three men were given misconducts and a handful of penalties throughout the game.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconducts
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This is not the first time the social media personality has claimed to be a victim of physical and mental wrongdoings.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Even for someone used to covering for her daughter’s wrongdoings, Tracey is remarkably self-possessed as Laura pries mercilessly into her life and accuses Cherry of every crime under the sun.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Why did Ed Gein confess his crimes?—
JR Radcliffe,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Rosenzweig worked on dozens of complex cases as a prosecutor in the economic crimes section, which focuses on healthcare fraud, money laundering and other financial schemes.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Feinerman explained that dryness in the eyes can cause an inflammatory response that damages the pigment layer of the macula, accelerating eye aging.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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These instructions help turn off the harmful protein that damages brain cells.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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But others say the law violates the First Amendment rights of counselors wishing to engage in the practice.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Although the ‘9-9-6’ workweek violates Chinese labor laws, it was famously endorsed by Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma in 2019.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Misconducts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconducts. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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