Definitions

misdeed

[mis-deed] / mɪsˈdid /

NOUN

crime

Synonyms

STRONGEST

infringement misbehavior misconduct offense peccadillo sin transgression violation

STRONG

criminality dirt fault miscue misdemeanor trespass villainy wrong

WEAK

dirty deed dirty pool malefaction slipup

Antonyms

STRONGEST

behavior manners obedience

Example Sentences

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Not one Misdeed to me hast thou done; But for fear that thou shouldst run And hide thyself from me, Have I done this unto thee.

From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

Misdeed, mis-dēd′, n. a bad deed: fault: crime.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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