misdeed

Meaning

Noun

• That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.

Related

Similar words

• misdemeanor
• misdoing

Origin

• From Middle English misdede, from Old English misdǣd ("misdeed"), from Proto-Germanic *missadēdiz ("misdeed"); equivalent to . Cognate with Scots misded ("misdeed"), West Frisian misdied ("misdeed"), Dutch misdaad ("misdeed"), German Missetat ("misdeed"), Swedish missdåd ("misdeed"), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌸𐍃 ("misdeed").