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Synonyms of misdoing

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Another word for misdoing is corruption. Other synonyms of misdoing are wrong, sin, crime, wrongdoing and offense.

Synonyms and similar words for misdoing

nounWrongdoing.

  • basenessThe quality or condition of being base.
  • degeneracyThe state of being degenerate (in all senses).
  • wickednessThe state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
  • corruptionThe act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased...
  • defilementThe state of being defiled.
  • degradation
  • depravationThe state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
  • depravednessThe state of being depraved; depravity.
  • depravityThe state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
  • impurityA state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
  • iniquity
  • lewdityLewdness; indecency or depravity.
  • malignityThe quality of being malign or malignant; badness, evilness, monstrosity, depravity, maliciousness.
  • misguiltOffense; misdeed; crime; fault.
  • obliquityMental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality.
  • peccabilityThe state or quality of being peccable; liability to sin.
  • perversionThe state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
  • pollutionMoral or spiritual corruption; impurity, degradation, defilement.
  • sinSinfulness, depravity, iniquity.
  • sinfulnessThe property of being sinful.
  • turpitudeInherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.
  • vitiationMoral corruption.
  • wrongdoingViolation of standards of behavior.
  • pravity archaicPerversion, depravity; wickedness.

nounAn act of wrongdoing; a misdeed.

  • misdemeanorAny act of misbehavior.
  • transgressionA violation of a law, duty or commandment.
  • wrongAn instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
  • crimeAny great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
  • delict
  • delinquencyA criminal offense.
  • errorSin; transgression.
  • malfeasanceWrongdoing.
  • misdeedThat which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
  • offenseA crime or sin.
  • peccadilloA petty offense.
  • tortA wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an...
  • tortfeasanceThe condition, or an act, of doing wrong; the act of committing a tort.
  • venialityA venial (pardonable) action or an instance of venial behaviour.
  • villainy

Meaning of misdoing

  1. noun Wrongdoing.
  2. noun An act of wrongdoing; a misdeed.

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Questions about synonyms of misdoing

What is another word for misdoing?
Misdoing has 39 synonyms on Word.ws, such as corruption, wrong, sin, crime, wrongdoing, offense, wickedness and depravity.
What does misdoing mean?
Misdoing means wrongdoing.

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