noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Wrongdoing. uncountable
2. 2
   An act of wrongdoing; a misdeed. in-plural

   "Anti-Corn-Law League asks not, Do something; but, Cease your destructive misdoing, Do ye nothing!"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of misdo form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

sinwrongdoingaberrationbasenesscorruptioncrime

Example

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"Anti-Corn-Law League asks not, Do something; but, Cease your destructive misdoing, Do ye nothing!"

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