wrongdoing vs misbehavior

misbehavior vs wrongdoing

wrongdoing and misbehavior both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wrongdoing	Yes	No	No	No
misbehavior	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, misbehavior is a hyponym of wrongdoing; that is, misbehavior is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wrongdoing:

wrongdoing: activity that transgresses moral or civil law
misbehavior: improper or wicked or immoral behavior

Other hyponyms of wrongdoing include brutalisation, brutalization, encroachment, intrusion, trespass, usurpation, violation, civil wrong, tort, malversation, misbehaviour, misdeed, dereliction, malfeasance, misfeasance, malpractice, malpractice, perversion, injury, injury, iniquity, injustice, shabbiness, unfairness, infliction, evildoing, transgression, dishonesty, knavery, falsification, misrepresentation, champerty, criminal maintenance, maintenance, infringement, violation.

wrongdoing (noun)	misbehavior (noun)
activity that transgresses moral or civil law	improper or wicked or immoral behavior
departure from what is ethically acceptable

Difference between wrongdoing and misbehavior

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