misdeed
nounEtymology
From Middle English misdede, from Old English misdǣd (“misdeed”), from Proto-West Germanic *missadādi, from Proto-Germanic *missadēdiz (“misdeed”); equivalent to mis- + deed. Cognate with Scots misded (“misdeed”), West Frisian misdied (“misdeed”), Dutch misdaad (“misdeed”), German Missetat (“misdeed”), Swedish missdåd (“misdeed”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌸𐍃 (missadēþs, “misdeed”).
- inherited from *missadādi✻
- inherited from misdǣd
- inherited from misdede
Definitions
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to…
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
- The petty misdeeds of his youth came back to haunt him when he ran for political office and his character was smeared.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at misdeed. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at misdeed. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at misdeed
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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