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# misdeed

«misdeed» in Mova's school dictionary: **A wrong or bad action, especially a crime or a breaking…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a misdeed, misdeeds)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A wrong or bad action, especially a crime or a breaking of rules. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misdeed/#m1)

2) Something naughty or wicked that a person has done. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misdeed/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, history and RE lessons, characters confess their misdeeds and say sorry; villains are punished for their misdeeds. In church life, confession is a time to admit misdeeds and ask for forgiveness. Phrases: past misdeeds, punished for his misdeeds, own up to a misdeed.

### examples

- The king was punished for his misdeeds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misdeed/#x1)
- The pirate confessed his misdeeds before he died. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misdeed/#x2)
- Everyone has small misdeeds they regret. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misdeed/#x3)
- In the story, the boy owns up to his misdeed and says sorry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misdeed/#x4)
- The newspaper reported the company's misdeeds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misdeed/#x5)
- Christians believe God forgives misdeeds when people are truly sorry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misdeed/#x6)
- The weak are made to suffer for the misdeeds of the powerful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misdeed/#x7)

### note

Countable; usually plural «misdeeds». A bit formal or old-fashioned; in speech say «wrong», «bad thing», «crime». «Mis-» means badly or wrongly; «deed» means an action.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «misdeed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misdeed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.