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Another word for misdeed

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Noun

  1. A wicked act or wicked behavior

    See also:

    right

  2. A serious breaking of the public law

    See also:

    crimes

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Another word for misdeed

Noun
  1. See also:

    crime

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • They are concerned with pleasing the parent, and may fear the punishment for admitting a mistake or misdeed.

  • 1 "He who has the love of a good woman Is ashamed of every misdeed."

  • In the case of demerit there is a direct antipathy to the feelings of the misdoer, but the chief sentiment excited is sympathy with those injured by the misdeed.

  • Selfish: Lying to protect the self at the expense of another, and/or to conceal a misdeed.

  • After all, you're trying to woo a special girl, apologize for a misdeed, or express your love.

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