| misconduct | | |
| n. (act) | 1. misconduct | bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf. |
| ~ management, direction | the act of managing something.; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" |
| n. (act) | 2. actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct | activity that transgresses moral or civil law.; "he denied any wrongdoing" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ brutalisation, brutalization | the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously. |
| ~ usurpation, encroachment, trespass, violation, intrusion | entry to another's property without right or permission. |
| ~ civil wrong, tort | (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought. |
| ~ malversation | misconduct in public office. |
| ~ misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed | improper or wicked or immoral behavior. |
| ~ dereliction | willful negligence. |
| ~ malfeasance | wrongful conduct by a public official. |
| ~ misfeasance | doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner. |
| ~ malpractice | a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct.; "he charged them with electoral malpractices" |
| ~ malpractice | professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage.; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice" |
| ~ perversion | the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use).; "it was a perversion of justice" |
| ~ injury | wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted. |
| ~ injury | an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage. |
| ~ injustice, shabbiness, iniquity, unfairness | an unjust act. |
| ~ infliction | an act causing pain or damage. |
| ~ evildoing, transgression | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle.; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" |
| ~ knavery, dishonesty | lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing. |
| ~ falsification, misrepresentation | a willful perversion of facts. |
| ~ champerty | an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded.; "soliciting personal injury cases may constitute champerty" |
| ~ criminal maintenance, maintenance | the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community.; "unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit" |
| ~ infringement, violation | an act that disregards an agreement or a right.; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment" |
| v. (social) | 3. misbehave, misconduct, misdemean | behave badly.; "The children misbehaved all morning" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ fall from grace | revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior.; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert" |
| ~ act up, carry on | misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way.; "The children acted up when they were not bored" |
| v. (social) | 4. misconduct, mishandle, mismanage | manage badly or incompetently.; "The funds were mismanaged" |
| ~ handle, manage, care, deal | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" |
| awry | | |
| adj. | 1. askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky | turned or twisted toward one side.; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" |
| ~ crooked | having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned.; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" |
| adj. | 2. amiss, awry, haywire, wrong | not functioning properly.; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" |
| ~ malfunctioning, nonfunctional | not performing or able to perform its regular function.; "a malfunctioning valve" |
| adv. | 3. amiss, awry | away from the correct or expected course.; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" |
| adv. | 4. askew, awry, skew-whiff | turned or twisted to one side.; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry" |
| crooked | | |
| adj. | 1. crooked | having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned.; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" |
| ~ indirect | not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination.; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing" |
| ~ akimbo | (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body.; "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"; "stood with arms akimbo" |
| ~ anfractuous | full of twists and turns.; "anfractuous cliffs" |
| ~ aquiline, hooked | curved down like an eagle's beak. |
| ~ askew, awry, cockeyed, skew-whiff, wonky, lopsided | turned or twisted toward one side.; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" |
| ~ contorted, writhed, writhen | twisted (especially as in pain or struggle).; "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features" |
| ~ deflective, refractive | capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave). |
| ~ geniculate | bent at a sharp angle. |
| ~ gnarled, gnarly, knobbed, knotted, knotty | used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots.; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick" |
| ~ malposed | characterized by malposition.; "crooked malposed teeth" |
| ~ reflexed | (of leaves) bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees. |
| ~ squiggly | wavy and twisting. |
| ~ twisting, twisty, winding, tortuous, voluminous | marked by repeated turns and bends.; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" |
| ~ warped | used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture.; "the floors were warped and cracked" |
| ~ windblown | used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds. |
| ~ wry | bent to one side.; "a wry neck" |
| ~ zig-zag, zigzag | having short sharp turns or angles. |
| ~ coiled | curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals).; "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck" |
| adj. | 2. corrupt, crooked | not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive. |
| ~ dishonest, dishonorable | deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive. |
| ~ unlawful | contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law.; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters" |
| ~ sneaky, underhanded, underhand | marked by deception.; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" |
| adj. | 3. asymmetrical, crooked | irregular in shape or outline.; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline" |
| ~ irregular | contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice.; "irregular hiring practices" |
| adj. | 4. crooked, hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping | having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect.; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman" |
| ~ unerect | not upright in position or posture. |
| irregular | | |
| n. (person) | 1. guerilla, guerrilla, insurgent, irregular | a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment. |
| ~ guerilla force, guerrilla force | an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups. |
| ~ maquis, maquisard | a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II. |
| ~ urban guerrilla | a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns. |
| ~ warrior | someone engaged in or experienced in warfare. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. irregular, second | merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name. |
| ~ merchandise, product, ware | commodities offered for sale.; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" |
| adj. | 3. irregular | contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice.; "irregular hiring practices" |
| ~ illegal | prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.; "an illegal chess move" |
| ~ asymmetrical, crooked | irregular in shape or outline.; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline" |
| ~ occasional, casual | occurring from time to time.; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker" |
| ~ unlawful, improper, unconventional | not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention.; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices" |
| ~ randomised, randomized | set up or distributed in a deliberately random way. |
| ~ strong | of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection.; "`sing' is a strong verb" |
| ~ unrhythmic, unrhythmical | not rhythmic; irregular in beat or accent. |
| ~ rough, unsmooth | having or caused by an irregular surface.; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face" |
| ~ unsteady | subject to change or variation.; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" |
| ~ asymmetric, asymmetrical | characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components. |
| ~ unsystematic | lacking systematic arrangement or method or organization.; "unsystematic and fragmentary records"; "he works in an unsystematic manner" |
| adj. | 4. irregular, unpredictable | not occurring at expected times. |
| ~ sporadic | recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances.; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" |
| adj. | 5. irregular | (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces.; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare" |
| ~ partisan, partizan | devoted to a cause or party. |
| adj. | 6. irregular | (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement. |
| adj. | 7. irregular | falling below the manufacturer's standard.; "irregular jeans" |
| ~ imperfect | not perfect; defective or inadequate.; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect" |
| adj. | 8. atypical, irregular | deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal.; "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior" |
| ~ abnormal, unnatural | not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm.; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food" |
| adj. | 9. irregular, temporary | lacking continuity or regularity.; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis" |
| ~ part-time, parttime | involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity.; "part-time employees"; "a part-time job" |
| adj. | 10. irregular | (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical.; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface" |
| ~ uneven | not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture.; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain" |
| adj. | 11. irregular, maverick, unorthodox | independent in behavior or thought.; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" |
| ~ unconventional | not conforming to accepted rules or standards.; "her unconventional dress and hair style" |
| misalign | | |
| v. (change) | 1. misalign | align imperfectly or badly.; "the elements of the turbine were misaligned" |
| ~ ordinate, align, coordinate | bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation.; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" |
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