noun
misdeed
Misdeed (noun) means That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
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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.
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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”).
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"misdeed" (noun) means that which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.