The difference between Misbehavior and Misconduct

When used as nouns, misbehavior means action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected, whereas misconduct means behavior that is considered to be unacceptable.

Misconduct is also verb with the meaning: to mismanage.

check bellow for the other definitions of Misbehavior and Misconduct

  1. Misbehavior as a noun (US):

    Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.

    Examples:

    "The teacher did not tolerate misbehavior in his classroom."

  1. Misconduct as a noun:

    behavior that is considered to be unacceptable.

    Examples:

    "The student was threatened with a £2000 fine and banned from using the university's computing resources for two weeks due to gross misconduct on the Internet."

  1. Misconduct as a verb (transitive):

    To mismanage.

  2. Misconduct as a verb (reflexive):

    To behave inappropriately, to misbehave.

  3. Misconduct as a verb (intransitive, rare):

    To act improperly.

Compare words:

Compare with synonyms and related words: