Misconduct vs Dishonest - What's the difference?
misconduct | dishonest |
As a noun misconduct is bad behavior. As a verb misconduct is to mismanage. As an adjective dishonest is not honest.
misconduct English
Etymology 1
From (mis-) + (conduct) (noun)
Noun
( wikipedia misconduct)
( en-noun)
Bad behavior.
- 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.
Etymology 2
From (mis-) + (conduct) (verb)
Verb
( en verb)
To mismanage.
# (reflexive) To misbehave.
- He misconducted himself with a chorus girl, according to his wife.
(rare) To act improperly.
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dishonest English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Not honest.
Interfering with honesty.
(obsolete) Dishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
* Alexander Pope
- inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars
* Sir T. North
- Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the women].
(obsolete) Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.
* Dryden
- Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, / Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears.
Antonyms
* honest
Related terms
* dishonesty
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