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misdo.

To do evil; to commit misdeeds.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/mɪsˈduː/UK
  1. To do evil; to commit misdeeds.

    archaic · intransitive
  2. To do (something) incorrectly or improperly.

    transitive
  3. To do harm to; to injure, mistreat.

    archaic · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English misdon, from Old English misdōn (“to do evil, transgress, do amiss, err”), from Proto-Germanic *missadōną (“to do wrongly”), from *missa- (“mis-”), *dōną (“to do”). Corresponding to mis- + do. Cognate with Old Frisian misdūa (“to misdo”), Dutch misdoen (“to offend, do wrongly”), Middle Low German misdōn (“to misdo”), Middle High German missetuon (“to transgress, offend, blame”). More at mis-, do.

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