misdoing

1 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 Synonyms breach, crime, debt, error, lawbreaking, malefaction, misdeed, offense, sin, transgression, trespass, violation, wrongdoingRelated Words bias crime, hate crime; felony, misconduct, misdemeanor, misfeasance; fault, foible, peccadillo; break, infringement; immorality, iniquitousness, iniquity, sinfulness, vice, wickedness; corruption, debauchery, depravity, licentiousness; abuse, criminality, illegality, lawlessness, unlawfulness; descent, downfall, fallNear Antonyms blamelessness, faultlessness, guiltlessness, impeccability, innocence, irreproachability; goodness, morality, righteousness, virtue, virtuousnessAntonyms noncrime

2 improper or illegal behavior kept a watchful eye for any misdoing by the members of the clergy Synonyms malfeasance, misbehavior, misconduct, wrongdoingRelated Words crime, malefaction, misdeed, misdemeanor, sin, transgression, trespass, wrong; malpractice; goings-on, hanky-panky; familiarity, gaffe, impropriety, indiscretion; blunder, error, fault, flub, fumble, goof, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, slip, slipup, stumble