Synonyms for misdeed
- noun
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Noun
transgression, sin, crime, indiscretion, misbehavior US, misbehaviour UK, malfeasance, offense US, offence UK, misconduct, error, misdemeanor US, misdemeanour UK, delinquency, wrong, fault, trespass, iniquity, tort, misdoing, peccadillo, malefaction, delict, outrage, dereliction
Definitions
- n. 1
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
The petty misdeeds of his youth came back to haunt him when he ran for political office and his character was smeared.
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Forms
- Plural
- misdeeds → transgressions, sins, crimes, indiscretions…
Example sentences
- crime In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
- sin Judaism doesn't believe in heritable original sin.
- transgression Plagiarism is a serious transgression of academic ethics.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| misdeed | rising | |
| crime | rising | |
| sin | rising | |
| transgression | rising | |
| indiscretion | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sin1
- 4 letters
- tort1
- 5 letters
- wrong1, crime1, fault1, error2
- 6 letters
- delict
- 7 letters
- offense2, offence, outrage2
- 8 letters
- trespass2, iniquity4, misdoing
- 10 letters
- misconduct3, peccadillo
- 11 letters
- misdemeanor4, delinquency4, malfeasance3, misbehavior4, dereliction4, malefaction
- 12 letters
- indiscretion4, misbehaviour, misdemeanour
- 13 letters
- transgression3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).