MISDO

misdo

(verb) do wrongly or improperly; “misdo one’s job”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

misdo (third-person singular simple present misdoes, present participle misdoing, simple past misdid, past participle misdone)

(archaic, intransitive) To do evil.

(transitive) To do (something) incorrectly or improperly.

(archaic, transitive) To do harm to; to injure, mistreat.

Anagrams

• mo-dis, odism

Source: Wiktionary

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Mis*do", v. t. [imp. Misdid; p. p. Misdone; p. pr. & vb. n. Misdoing.] Etym: [AS. misd. See Do, v.]

1. To do wrongly. Afford me place to show what recompense To wards thee I intend for what I have misdone. Milton.

2. To do wrong to; to illtreat. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Mis*do", v. i.

Definition: To do wrong; to commit a fault. I have misdone, and I endure the smart. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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