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misconduct vs misfeasance

misfeasance vs misconduct

misconduct and misfeasance both are nouns.

misconduct is a verb but misfeasance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misconduct Yes No Yes No
misfeasance Yes No No No
As nouns, misfeasance is a hyponym of misconduct; that is, misfeasance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misconduct:
  • misconduct: activity that transgresses moral or civil law
  • misfeasance: doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
misconduct (noun) misfeasance (noun)
activity that transgresses moral or civil law doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
misconduct (verb) misfeasance (verb)
manage badly or incompetently
behave badly
Difference between misconduct and misfeasance

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