English Explanatory Dictionary

misdeed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.

Pronunciation

/mɪsˈdiːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-misdeed.wav

Word forms

misdeed misdeeds

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

misdemeanor misdoing villainy crime delict delinquency error malfeasance misdeed offense peccadillo sin tort tortfeasance transgression veniality wrong wrongdoing

Related words

misdo misdoer mischief

Derived words

misdeedy
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