Synonyms
Examples of misdeed in a Sentence
She threatened to expose to the public the misdeeds he had committed.
punished for her misdeeds by the church elders
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Democrats tend to view Mr. Trump as a villain who has committed serial misdeeds that include plotting to overturn the results of the last presidential election.
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Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Barnes frames these things as distractions from more consequential stories on political and economic misdeeds.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2024
Jeffrey Epstein’s island is alleged to have been a secret haven for the misdeeds of the wealthy and the powerful.
—Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
The title refers to the way high school minority students are often shuffled to the justice system for their misdeeds — the school-to-prison pipeline — rather than dealt with by school authorities.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Hunter told the story of Harry Powell, a murderous ex-con who takes up the identity of a preacher in order to do his misdeeds.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
Unlike Brown, who has largely declined to face direct conversation about his misdeeds, DaBaby appears to have realized that there is no moving forward — and no path back to broad acceptance — without taking on the past.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Edward McCaskey Dublin Trump’s Jan. 6 misdeeds weren’t ‘official duties’
Donald Trump says his actions before and during Jan. 6 were part of his presidential duties.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
This includes a background free of significant criminal offenses or financial misdeeds that could question a candidate’s ability to uphold the profession’s ethical standards.
—Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Barnes frames these things as distractions from more consequential stories on political and economic misdeeds.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2024
Jeffrey Epstein’s island is alleged to have been a secret haven for the misdeeds of the wealthy and the powerful.
—Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
The title refers to the way high school minority students are often shuffled to the justice system for their misdeeds — the school-to-prison pipeline — rather than dealt with by school authorities.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Hunter told the story of Harry Powell, a murderous ex-con who takes up the identity of a preacher in order to do his misdeeds.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
Unlike Brown, who has largely declined to face direct conversation about his misdeeds, DaBaby appears to have realized that there is no moving forward — and no path back to broad acceptance — without taking on the past.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Edward McCaskey Dublin Trump’s Jan. 6 misdeeds weren’t ‘official duties’
Donald Trump says his actions before and during Jan. 6 were part of his presidential duties.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
This includes a background free of significant criminal offenses or financial misdeeds that could question a candidate’s ability to uphold the profession’s ethical standards.
—Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdeed. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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misdeed
noun
mis·deed
(ˈ)mis-ˈdēd 
: an evil or illegal deed
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