brutalization vs misconduct

brutalization and misconduct both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brutalization	Yes	No	No	No
misconduct	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, misconduct is a hypernym of brutalization; that is, misconduct is a word with a broader meaning than brutalization:

Other hypernyms of brutalization include actus reus, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct.

brutalization (noun)	misconduct (noun)
an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities	activity that transgresses moral or civil law
the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously	bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner

brutalization (verb)	misconduct (verb)
	manage badly or incompetently
	behave badly