misdeed
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misdeed
- /mɪsˈdiːd/
Rhymes with -iːd
Where it comes from
From Middle English misdede, from Old English misdǣd (“misdeed”), from Proto-West Germanic *missadādi, from Proto-Germanic *missadēdiz (“misdeed”); equivalent to mis- + deed. Cognate with Scots misded (“misdeed”), West Frisian misdied (“misdeed”), Dutch misdaad (“misdeed”), German Missetat (“misdeed”), Swedish missdåd (“misdeed”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌸𐍃 (missadēþs, “misdeed”).
noun misdeeds
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That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
The petty misdeeds of his youth came back to haunt him when he ran for political office and his character was smeared.
Similar: crime, delict, delinquency, error, malfeasance, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdoing, offense, peccadillo, sin, tort
Translations
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noun something wrong done
| Español | fechoría, malhecho, malfecho (disused) |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 悪事 akuji, 犯罪 hanzai |
| 中文 | 罪行 zuìxíng, 犯罪 fànzuì |
| हिन्दी | कुकर्म kukarm, दुष्कर्म duṣkarm, दुराचार durācār |
| Português | malfeitoria |
| Français | méfait |
| Deutsch | Missetat |
| Italiano | misfatto, crimine |
| Ελληνικά | παράπτωμα paráptoma |
| Română | nelegiuire, fărădelege |
| Русский | опло́шность oplóšnostʹ, просту́пок prostúpok, правонаруше́ние pravonarušénije, преступле́ние prestuplénije |
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