Misdeed Definition
mĭs-dēd
misdeeds
noun
misdeeds
A wrong or wicked act; crime, sin, etc.
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misdeed
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misdeedsOrigin of Misdeed
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From Middle English misdede, from Old English misdÇ£d (“misdeed"), from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“mis-"), *dÄ“diz (“deed, act"), equivalent to mis- +"Ž deed. Cognate with Scots misded (“misdeed"), West Frisian misdied (“misdeed"), Dutch misdaad (“misdeed"), German Missetat (“misdeed"), Swedish missdÃ¥d (“misdeed"), Gothic [script?] (missadēþs, “misdeed"). More at mis-, deed.
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