misdoing

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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;... wrongdoing misconduct misdeed offense transgression fault

Opposites

virtue

Word family

Related forms misdomisdeed doing

Etymology

From misdo + -ing, from Old English misdōn ('to do wrong'), from mis- ('wrongly') + dōn ('to do').

mis- Old English dōn Old English

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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