misconduct
/mɪsˈkɑndʌkt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To behave inappropriately, to misbehave.
Example Sentences
- "The student was banned from using the university's computing resources for two weeks due to gross misconduct on the Internet."
- "There is definitely an indication of retaliation in this case. I have never received a misconduct for possessing or using drugs."
- "After Jonathan Marchessault buried an empty-net goal with 90 seconds left in overtime, Hartman yelled from the bench and allegedly threw his stick in the officials’ direction. Hartman was assessed a misconduct for abusive language, according to the game sheet."
- "It had been pointed out […] that in the past enemy aliens misconducting themselves had been returned to the internment camp."
- "The quartermasters have misconducted, and the government should bear the loss resulting from that misconduct."
- "It seems no answer for the recipient to allege that he was incompetent and misconducted, but that the acts were committed outside the jurisdiction."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mɪsˈkɑndʌkt/
- British English: /mɪsˈkɒndʌkt/