She threatened to expose to the public the misdeeds he had committed.
punished for her misdeeds by the church elders
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Bystander videos remain an extremely important source of evidence for misdeeds by individuals and law enforcement.—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Nov. 2025 Jeffrey’s misdeeds and real identity are, of course, eventually found out.—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2025 Ben is forced to film daily updates that will air on the show — even The Running Man relies on Real Housewives–style confessionals — but his attempts to alert the public to the Network’s misdeeds prove futile.—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025 Facing multimillion-dollar lawsuits, Alex turned increasingly to drugs, becoming desperate when his financial woes and misdeeds were about to surface.—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misdeed
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of misdeed was
before the 12th century
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