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mis⋅deed

[mis-deed]
–noun
an immoral or wicked deed.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME misdede, OE misdǣd. See mis- 1 , deed


offense, transgression, fault.
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mis·deed   (mĭs-dēd')   
n.  A wrong or illegal deed; a wrongdoing.
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misdeed 
O.E. misdæd, common Gmc. compound (cf. O.S. misdad, O.Fris. misdede, M.Du. misdaet, Ger. missetat, Goth. missadeþs; see mis- (1) + deed.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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