"misconduct" meaning in English

See misconduct in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈkɒndʌkt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misconduct (noun).wav Forms: misconducts [plural]
enPR: mĭs-kŏnʹdŭkt [UK] Etymology: From mis- + conduct (noun sense). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|mis-|conduct}} mis- + conduct, {{gloss|noun sense}} (noun sense) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} misconduct (usually uncountable, plural misconducts)
  1. Behavior that is considered to be unacceptable. Tags: uncountable, usually Derived forms: sexual misconduct
    Sense id: en-misconduct-en-noun-yqwWJotN Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 11 12 39 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /mɪskənˈdʌkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misconduct (verb).wav Forms: misconducts [present, singular, third-person], misconducting [participle, present], misconducted [participle, past], misconducted [past]
enPR: mĭs-kən-dŭktʹ Etymology: From mis- + conduct (verb sense). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|mis-|conduct}} mis- + conduct, {{gloss|verb sense}} (verb sense) Head templates: {{en-verb}} misconduct (third-person singular simple present misconducts, present participle misconducting, simple past and past participle misconducted)
  1. (transitive) To mismanage. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-misconduct-en-verb-urgyTzKY Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 11 12 39 39
  2. (reflexive) To behave inappropriately, to misbehave. Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-misconduct-en-verb-TVJLGPt1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 3 42 47 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 6 6 42 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 11 12 39 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 4 43 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 44 49
  3. (intransitive, rare) To act improperly. Tags: intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-misconduct-en-verb-VPIcnhg0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 3 42 47 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 6 6 42 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 11 12 39 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 4 43 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 44 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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