Misdoing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Misdo \Mis*do"\ (m[i^]s*d[=oo]"), v. t. [imp. {Misdid}; p. p.
     {Misdone} (m[i^]s*d[u^]n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Misdoing}.] [AS.
     misd[=o]n. See {Do}, v.]
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     1. To do wrongly.
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              Afford me place to show what recompense
              Towards thee I intend for what I have misdone.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. To do wrong to; to illtreat. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Misdoing \Mis*do"ing\, n.
     A wrong done; a fault or crime; an offense; as, it was my
     misdoing.
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