misconduct

[Pref. mis-, and Eng. conduct, 1. Wrong or improper conduct; misbehavior. s. (q. v.)] "Let wisdom be by past misconduct learned." Thomson: Castle of Indolence, ii. 70. 2. Mismanagement. mis-con-duct', v. t. [Pref. mis-, and Eng. con duct (q. v.).] 1. To conduct or manage wrongly or badly; to mismanage. 2. To misbehave (used reflexively); as, He misconducted himself. *mis-con-fi-dent, a . [Pref. mis- , and Eng. confident (q. v.).] Wrongly confident; confident without reason or grounds. mis-con-jěc-ture, s. [Pref. mis-, and English conjecture, s. (q.v.)] A wrong or erroneous conjecture or gue . "I hope they will plausibly receive our attempts, or candidly correct our misconjectures."-Browne: Vulgar Errors. mis-con-jěc-ture, v. t. & i. [Pref. mis-, and Eng. conjecture, s. (q. v.)] A. Trans.: To make a wrong gue as to; to miscalculate, to misconceive. B. In trans.: To gue wrongly, to misconceive. "Persons do misconjecture of the humors of men in authority."- Bacon : On Church Controversies, mis-con-se-crate, v. t. [Pref. mis-, and Eng. consecrate (q. v.).] To consecrate wrongly or improperly. "The gust that tore their mis consecrated flags and sayles." Bp. Hall: Defeat of Crueltie. mis-con-se-quence, s. [Pref. mis-, and Eng. consequence (q. v.). A false or erroneous consequence or conclusion. "Satan and the profane world are very inventive of such shapes and colors as may make truth odious, drawing monstrous mis consequences out of it."- Leighton : Com. on Peter, iii. 8. *mis-con-ster, v . t . [Pref. mis- , and Eng.conster (q. v.).] To misconstrue, to misjudge, to misapprehend. "He misconsters all that you have done." Shakesp.: As You Like It , i. 2. mis-con-strûable, adj . [English misc on stru(e); -able .] Capable or liable to misconstruction. ( North : Examen, p. 118.) mis-con-struct', v. t. [Pref. mis-, and Eng. con struct (q. v.).] 1. To construct wrongly. 2. To misconstrue, to misapprehend. mis-con-struc-tion, s. [Pref. mis-, and Eng. construction (q. v.).] The act of misconstruing; wrong interpretation of words or things; a misconception, a misunderstanding, a misapprehension. "The misconstruction to which this representation was liable." Paley : Sermons , 20. mis-con-strûe, mis-con-strûe', *mi e-constrewe, v . t . [Pref. mis- , and Eng. construe (q. v.).] To construe or interpret wrongly; to mistake the meaning of; to misconceive, to misapprehend. "From its harmle glee, The wretch misconstrued villany." Scott : Rokeby , iv. 21. mis-con-strû-er, s. [Eng. misconstru(e); -er . ] One who misconstrues, misconceives, or interprets wrongly. "Which those mis construers are fain to understand of the distinct notifications given to the angels."- Bp. Hall: Cases of Conscience, dec. 3, ch. x. *mis-con-tent', *mis-con-tente, a . [O. Fr. mes content; Fr. mécontent.] Discontented, displeased, di atisfied. *mis-con-těnted, a. [Pref. mis- , and Eng.con tented (q. v.).] Discontented, di atisfied. "Thinking that he would be miscontented therewith."Udall: John iii. *mis-con-těnt-ment, s. [Pref. mis-, and Eng. contentment (q. v.).] Discontent.