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as in crime
a breaking of a moral or legal code
the sordid misdoings of the city councilman were exposed as a result of an intense investigation by the local newspaper
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as in wrongdoing
improper or illegal behavior
kept a watchful eye for any misdoing by the members of the clergy
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Recent Examples of misdoing
When Whitney accuses her of lying to cover up her misdoings, everything explodes.
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Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
Certainly in the reign of J. Edgar Hoover, the role of the bureaucracy, and Hoover’s role actually, was more often to aid Presidents in their misdoings, amid some of his own.
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Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
25 Sep. 2019
An American journalist seeking to write about the rich celebrities instead learns about financial, political and treasonous misdoings – even murder.
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Carole Goldberg,
courant.com,
3 July 2019
Yet, the very reality of 2018 is that Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Justice nomination pushed the seemingly consequence-free misdoings of those attending the country’s elite prep schools into the news cycle.
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Veronica Walsingham,
Teen Vogue,
5 Oct. 2018
This is not the first time Facebook has had to publicly increase previous estimates of misdoings on its platform.
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Issie Lapowsky,
WIRED,
4 Apr. 2018
South Korean politicians accused of misdoing often apologize for causing trouble while still denying wrongdoing.
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Washington Post,
13 Mar. 2018
All of the angst could have been avoided if not for some political misdoings.
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Joe Haakenson,
Daily Pilot,
21 Dec. 2017
Reports about financial misdoings, the possible collapse of venerable institutions, rising unemployment caused by advanced technology — all of these affected the psychology of spending.
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Robert J. Shiller,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2016
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
Certainly in the reign of J. Edgar Hoover, the role of the bureaucracy, and Hoover’s role actually, was more often to aid Presidents in their misdoings, amid some of his own.
—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
25 Sep. 2019
An American journalist seeking to write about the rich celebrities instead learns about financial, political and treasonous misdoings – even murder.
—
Carole Goldberg,
courant.com,
3 July 2019
Yet, the very reality of 2018 is that Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Justice nomination pushed the seemingly consequence-free misdoings of those attending the country’s elite prep schools into the news cycle.
—
Veronica Walsingham,
Teen Vogue,
5 Oct. 2018
This is not the first time Facebook has had to publicly increase previous estimates of misdoings on its platform.
—
Issie Lapowsky,
WIRED,
4 Apr. 2018
South Korean politicians accused of misdoing often apologize for causing trouble while still denying wrongdoing.
—
Washington Post,
13 Mar. 2018
All of the angst could have been avoided if not for some political misdoings.
—
Joe Haakenson,
Daily Pilot,
21 Dec. 2017
Reports about financial misdoings, the possible collapse of venerable institutions, rising unemployment caused by advanced technology — all of these affected the psychology of spending.
—
Robert J. Shiller,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdoing
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My job is to report in a timely manner on crime, mass shootings, war coverage, domestic and international affairs, pop culture and more.
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Although federal law requires the VA to publish statistics on arrests, citations, investigations and prosecutions by local agencies, the campus police website has no link to crime data.
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At its core, the play examines what happens when loyalty to an institution collides with a commitment to the truth, as a young lawyer risks his career to challenge powerful military leaders and expose wrongdoing within the ranks.
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No charges have been filed and Carvalho has denied any wrongdoing.
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She is also accused of harassment and violation of temporary order for protection against domestic violence, both of which are misdemeanor offenses.
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According to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, 51-year-old Mathers of Chesterfield did not appear for an adjourned bond-violation hearing and sentencing after pleading no contest on May 11 to operating while intoxicated.
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Alite faces multiple counts of extortion, corporate misconduct, loansharking and terroristic threats.
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Councilman John Alite, 63, of Englishtown, was arrested on Friday and charged with multiple counts of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury and terroristic threats, according to the New Jersey Attorney General's office.
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The movie’s gravest sin, though, might be its very existence.
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Do not allow the sins of the past to overwhelm, to drown the present.
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“Misdoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdoing. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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