MISCONDUCTING Synonyms

• a state or condition markedly different from the norm

• a disorder in one's mental state

• an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

• nonpayment of a debt when due

• a tendency to be negligent and uncaring

• an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor

• a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

• inadvertent incorrectness

• a misconception resulting from incorrect information

• (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

• departure from what is ethically acceptable

• (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

• part of a statement that is not correct

• an improper demeanor

• the condition of being improper

• an indecent or improper act

• an act of undue intimacy

• an act that disregards an agreement or a right

• a crime less serious than a felony

• wrongful conduct by a public official

• professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage

• a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct

• improper or wicked or immoral behavior

• bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf

• activity that transgresses moral or civil law

• behave badly

• manage badly or incompetently

• management that is careless or inefficient

• the action of attacking an enemy

• the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

• a feeling of anger caused by being offended

• a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others

• a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right

• the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

• the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

• the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit

• a crime less serious than a felony

• an act that disregards an agreement or a right

• entry to another's property without right or permission

• a disrespectful act

• the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

• behave badly

• behave badly

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• manage badly or incompetently

• manage badly or incompetently

• activity that transgresses moral or civil law

• activity that transgresses moral or civil law