infliction vs misconduct

infliction and misconduct both are nouns.

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

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

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

infliction (noun)	misconduct (noun)
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)	activity that transgresses moral or civil law
an act causing pain or damage	bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

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