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misdoer

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mis⋅do

  [mis-doo] verb, -did, -done, -do⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to do badly or wrongly; botch.
–verb (used without object)
2. Obsolete. to behave improperly.
Origin:
bef. 950; ME misdon, OE misdōn. See mis- 1 , do 1

Related forms:
mis⋅do⋅er, noun
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mis·do   (mĭs-dōō')   
tr.v.   mis·did (-dĭd'), mis·done (-dŭn'), mis·do·ing, mis·does (-dŭz')
To do wrongly or awkwardly; botch.
mis·do'er n., mis·do'ing n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

misdo 
O.E. misdon, "to do evil or wrong," common Gmc. compound (cf. O.Fris. misdua, M.Du. misdoen, Ger. misstun); see mis- (1) + do. Meaning "to do (work, etc.) improperly" is from 1840.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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