misdeed

English

/mɪsˈdiːd/

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English misdede inherited from Old English misdǣd (misdeed) inherited from Proto-Germanic *missadēdiz (misdeed) pre from English deed root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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