MISFEASANCE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word misfeasance. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MISFEASANCE
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| breach | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a failure to perform some promised act or obligation • an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) verb • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • make an opening or gap in | ||||||||
| delinquency | nounn | |||||||
noun • nonpayment of a debt when due • a tendency to be negligent and uncaring • an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor | ||||||||
| dereliction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tendency to be negligent and uncaring • willful negligence | ||||||||
| lapse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a mistake resulting from inattention • a break or intermission in the occurrence of something • a failure to maintain a higher state verb • pass into a specified state or condition; sink into • end, at least for a long time • drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards • go back to bad behavior • let slip • for time to move forward | ||||||||
| malfeasance | nounn | |||||||
noun • wrongful conduct by a public official | ||||||||
| misconduct | nounn | |||||||
noun • bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf • activity that transgresses moral or civil law verb • behave badly • manage badly or incompetently | ||||||||
| negligence | nounn | |||||||
noun • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern | ||||||||
| offense | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others • a feeling of anger caused by being offended • a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right • the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score • the action of attacking an enemy | ||||||||
| transgression | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
| wrongdoing | nounn | |||||||
noun • departure from what is ethically acceptable • activity that transgresses moral or civil law | ||||||||
