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misdeed

[ mis-deed ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

misdeed

/ ˌmɪsˈdiːd /

Origin of misdeed¹

before 900; Middle English misdede, Old English misdǣd. See mis- ¹, deed

Next morning when he was sober, the clergy brought to his mind the misdeed he had committed the day before.

He was not devoid of good instincts; for he could repent of a misdeed or unkindness, and, after repeating it, repent again.

A misdeed is committed by a black man; instantly this element of the white race becomes a crowd.

A great misdeed hast thou committed, thy death-feast thou hast prepared.

But I was in a manner stupefied by this turning up of my old misdeed and old acquaintance, and could think of nothing else.

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