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misdo

/mɪsˈduː/

misdo verb: to do evil; to commit misdeeds.

Verb

misdo (third-person singular simple present misdoes, present participle misdoing, simple past misdid, past participle misdone)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To do evil; to commit misdeeds.
    Synonyms:
    damage, harm, abuse, afflict, aggrieve, do evil, do harm, do ill, ill-treat, ill-use
  2. (transitive) To do (something) incorrectly or improperly.
    • Afford me place to ſhew what recompence / Towards thee I intend for what I have miſdone,[…]1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 57
  3. (archaic, transitive) To do harm to; to injure, mistreat.
    • thēne cam out a duchesse / & Clarysyn the countesse with many ladyes & damoysels / and knelyng bifore kynge Arthur requyred hym for the loue of god to receyue the cyte / & not to take it by assaulte for thenne shold many gyltles be slayne / thēne the kyng aualyd his vyser with a meke & noble...1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book V
    Synonyms:
    damage, harm, abuse, annoy, bewound, damnify, dere, do damage to, do for, do ill

misdo meaning in Urdu

misdo in Urdu

بدکاری کرنا, جرم کرنا

Synonyms of misdo

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Forms of misdo

third-person singular presentmisdoes
present participlemisdoing
pastmisdid
past participlemisdone

Origin of misdo

From Middle English misdon, from Old English misdōn (“to do evil, transgress, do amiss, err”), from Proto-Germanic *missadōną (“to do wrongly”), from *missa- (“mis-”), *dōną (“to do”). Corresponding to mis- + do. Cognate with Old Frisian misdūa (“to misdo”), Dutch misdoen (“to offend, do wrongly”), Middle Low German misdōn (“to misdo”), Middle High German missetuon (“to transgress, offend, blame”). More at mis-, do.

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Words that rhyme with misdo

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Questions about misdo

What does misdo mean?
Misdo means to do evil; to commit misdeeds.
What is misdo in Urdu?
Misdo in Urdu is بدکاری کرنا, جرم کرنا. See Misdo meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is misdo?
Misdo is a verb.
How do you pronounce misdo?
Misdo is pronounced /mɪsˈduː/ (UK).
What is the past tense of misdo?
The past tense of misdo is misdid.

Words near misdo in the dictionary

  1. misdivided
  2. misdivides
  3. misdividing
  4. misdivision
  5. misdivisions
  6. misdo
  7. misdoctor
  8. misdoctored
  9. misdoctoring
  10. misdoctors
  11. misdocument

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