do-gooding

[doo-goo d-ing]

noun, adjective

earnestly doing good; focusing on humanitarian causes in a naive and often ineffectual way.

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Contemporary Examples of do-gooding

His life is well-planned and hard-won; he has a stable, do-gooding career.
How I Transformed My Boyfriend Into a Booty Call
Kate Carraway
November 8, 2008
The news made tabloid headlines around the world, a grim case of do-gooding apparently gone wrong.
The Oprah School on Trial
Gretchen L. Wilson
October 27, 2008