misdeed
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6.2
- noun
- /ˌmɪsˈdid/
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- The judge handed down a severe sentence to deter others from committing similar misdeeds.
- past misdeeds
- many misdeeds
- great misdeeds
And that lawsuit could uncover more of his financial misdeeds, which are are many.
- And that lawsuit could uncover more of his financial misdeeds, which are are many.
- Things that go wrong you can share with them, but not misdeeds.
- Well, of course, the only reason is to keep misdeeds hidden.
- There have been examples in history in which official conduct has been made public in the name of exposing wrongdoings or misdeeds.
- But if by the spirit you put the D that you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
- As he says, you're going to be angry in the extreme if you feel angers full heat as often as misdeeds merit wrath, right.
- What we did is we we discovered a parliamentary way to put to make our colleagues accountable for his misdeeds.
Examples
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They saw these problems as failings in the ideal of the Commonwealth, failings which could be attributed to the misdeeds of specific people.
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We cannot allow ourselves to be judged by the misdeeds of our past.
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After all, much crime is committed and misdeeds are committed by adults in society.
Academic text (2015) -
And all criminals, no matter how clever they feel themselves to be, leave some evidence of their misdeeds.
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Not only must policing continue, punishment of those convicted of these misdeeds must also continue.
Academic text (1997) -
Gordon pointed out many other misdeeds in Georgia and blamed Causton for all of them.
Academic text (2010) -
The majority of caregivers approved of schools imposing consequences that addressed their children's misdeeds.
Academic text (2013) -
Japan's primary stumbling block, however, is the burden of past misdeeds and its ad hoc attempts to resolve them.
Academic text (1998) -
Many viewed suspensions as unfair, disproportionate responses to children's misdeeds, harmful to children, and negligent of children's real problems, especially bullying.
Academic text (2013) -
The teacher spoke to the students about the consequences of their misdeeds on the school community.
Synonyms
351
3.3
An act that breaks a law or rule
321
2.0
An action people see as wrong even if it is not illegal
142
5.8
A wrong action that breaks moral rules or hurts other people
131
4.6
Wrong behavior by someone in a trusted job
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3.7
Bad actions that break the law or moral rules
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8.1
An action that breaks a law, rule, or moral principle
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3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
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3.2
Bad actions that cause harm to people or property on purpose
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9.5
Very bad or unfair actions that harm people
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3.6
Bad behavior that breaks rules or causes trouble
1
7.3
Bad actions that harm people or break the law
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7.1
A bad action that breaks rules or harms other people
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7.0
Actions that break the law or are unfair
An act that harms someone or property and is against the law
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Misdeed is made of the part mis- meaning 'wrong' and the word deed meaning 'action' or 'act', so it literally means a 'wrong action'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of mistake, which also uses mis- for 'wrong', but a misdeed usually refers to a more serious, moral wrong.