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Malpractice vs Disrepute - What's the difference?

malpractice | disrepute |

As nouns the difference between malpractice and disrepute

is that malpractice is the improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss while disrepute is loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit.

As a verb disrepute is

to bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor.

malpractice

English

Noun

(-)
  • the improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss
  • improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person

    • See also

    * ("malpractice" on Wikipedia)

    disrepute

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit.
  • *
    • Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell into general disrepute .

    Verb

    (disreput)
  • To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor.

    • Anagrams

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