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misdo

Pronunciation: /mɪsˈduː/

The English word “misdo” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To do evil; to commit misdeeds.
  2. To do (something) incorrectly or improperly.
  3. To do harm to; to injure, mistreat.

Etymology

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,…

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