Hypernyms for "misconduct"
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Hypernyms
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act up
brutalisation
brutalization
carry on
champerty
civil wrong
criminal maintenance
dereliction
dishonesty
encroachment
evildoing
fall from grace
falsification
infliction
infringement
iniquity
injury
injustice
intrusion
knavery
maintenance
malfeasance
malpractice
malversation
misbehavior
misbehaviour
misdeed
misfeasance
misrepresentation
perversion
shabbiness
tort
transgression
trespass
unfairness
usurpation
violation
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.