misdoing

noun

mis·​do·​ing ˌmis-ˈdü-iŋ How to pronounce misdoing (audio)
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: the act or an instance of misbehaving : misconduct

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the sordid misdoings of the city councilman were exposed as a result of an intense investigation by the local newspaper kept a watchful eye for any misdoing by the members of the clergy
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Certainly in the reign of J. Edgar Hoover, the role of the bureaucracy, and Hoover’s role actually, was more often to aid Presidents in their misdoings, amid some of his own. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2019 An American journalist seeking to write about the rich celebrities instead learns about financial, political and treasonous misdoings – even murder. — Carole Goldberg, courant.com, 3 July 2019

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15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of misdoing was in the 15th century

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“Misdoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdoing. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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misdoing

noun
mis·​do·​ing
(ˈ)mis-ˈdü-iŋ
: misdeed
misdoer
-ˈdü-ər
noun
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