Misconduct vs Immoral - What's the difference?
misconduct | immoral |
Bad behavior.
To mismanage.
# (reflexive) To misbehave.
(rare) To act improperly.
Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law.
As a noun misconduct
is bad behavior.As a verb misconduct
is to mismanage.As an adjective immoral is
not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law.misconduct
English
Etymology 1
From (mis-) + (conduct) (noun)Noun
(wikipedia misconduct) (en-noun)- 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)- He misconducted himself with a chorus girl, according to his wife.