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Misconduct vs Distrust - What's the difference?

misconduct | distrust |

As nouns the difference between misconduct and distrust

is that misconduct is bad behavior while distrust is lack of trust or confidence.

As verbs the difference between misconduct and distrust

is that misconduct is to mismanage while distrust is to put no trust in; to have no confidence in.

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.

    • distrust

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Lack of trust or confidence.

    • Synonyms

    * *

    Derived terms

    * distrustful

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.

    • Derived terms

    * distruster