misdoing C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˌmɪsˈduɪŋ/ UK /ˌmɪsˈduːɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a wrong or improper action; misconduct The report found no evidence of deliberate misdoing. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a wrong or improper action;... wrongdoingmisconductmisdeedoffensetransgressionfault ↔ Opposites virtue Word family Related forms misdomisdeeddoing Etymology AI details From misdo + -ing, from Old English misdōn ('to do wrong'), from mis- ('wrongly') + dōn ('to do'). mis- Old English dōn Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # misdoing **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsˈduɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsˈduːɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. a wrong or improper action; misconduct ## Examples - The report found no evidence of deliberate misdoing. ## Synonyms - wrongdoing - misconduct - misdeed - offense - transgression - fault ## Antonyms - virtue ## Related Forms - misdo - misdeed - doing ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mis- - Root: dōn ## Etymology From misdo + -ing, from Old English misdōn ('to do wrong'), from mis- ('wrongly') + dōn ('to do'). ## AI Etymology Misdoing comes from misdo + -ing, from Old English misdōn ('to do wrong'), from mis- ('wrongly') + dōn ('to do'). The prefix changes the base's direction, polarity, or scope, while the suffix fixes the word's final grammatical role. As a noun, it denotes "a wrong or improper action; misconduct", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Old English mis- and Old English dōn. Related words include misdo, misdeed, doing. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown