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misdeed

English

Etymology

From Middle English misdede, from Old English misd?d (misdeed), from Proto-Germanic *missad?diz (misdeed); equivalent to mis- +? deed. Cognate with Scots misded (misdeed), West Frisian misdied (misdeed), Dutch misdaad (misdeed), German Missetat (misdeed), Swedish missdåd (misdeed), Gothic ???????????????????????????????????? (missad?þs, misdeed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /m?s?di?d/

Noun

misdeed (plural misdeeds)

  1. That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
    The petty misdeeds of his youth came back to haunt him when he ran for political office and his character was smeared.

Synonyms

  • misdemeanor
  • misdoing

Related terms

  • misdo
  • misdoer

Translations

See also

  • mischief

References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

  • Medised, demised, meddies, medised

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delinquency

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin d?linquentia, derived from Latin d?linqu?ns, present participle of d?linqu? (I transgress, err).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??l??kw?nsi/

Noun

delinquency (countable and uncountable, plural delinquencies)

  1. Misconduct.
  2. A criminal offense.
  3. A debt that is overdue for payment.

Derived terms

  • juvenile delinquency

Translations

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