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misdoing

misdoing

6.9
A mistake in the way something is done that causes a problem
  • noun
  • /ˌmɪsˈduːɪŋ/
translation icon : error
  • A single misdoing during the process caused the entire system to malfunction.

Examples

  • The project's failure resulted from the misdoing of the installation team, not from poor design.

  • The teacher pointed out the student's misdoing in the assignment.

  • He admitted his misdoing and promised to be more careful in the future.

  • His misdoing led to a delay in the project.

  • A single misdoing during the process caused the entire system to malfunction.

  • The project's failure resulted from the misdoing of the installation team, not from poor design.

  • The teacher pointed out the student's misdoing in the assignment.

Synonyms

mistake
vsmisdoing
∞ 1.0

A wrong action or decision

focuses on errors in how something is done rather than only outcomes
misstep
vsmisdoing
44 5.3

A small wrong action that causes embarrassment or harm to people's trust

is a general wrong action not limited to unintentional embarrassing slips
indiscretion
vsmisdoing
38 7.3

A small mistake that shows bad judgment but is not serious

is an incorrect action that can be any seriousness not just minor lapses
misjudgment
vsmisdoing
  • US
9 3.6

A wrong decision about a person or situation

is an incorrect action rather than only a wrong judgment
misprision
vsmisdoing
  • Archaic
9.9

A wrong understanding of what someone wrote or said

is an incorrect action rather than an interpretive misunderstanding

How Incorrect

blunder
49 3.0
misdoing
6.9

Surface Forms

misdoing singular
misdoings plural

Morphology

misdoing = doing (transparent) = mis + do + ing

Clearly built from mis- (wrong/incorrect) + doing (action), yielding 'an incorrect action' which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Misdoing can also mean a mistake in the way something is done; the mis- part means 'wrong' (as in mistake) and doing means 'action', so here it names an incorrect act or error in a process.