Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misdo

/mɪsˈduː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-do
IPA: /mɪsˈduː/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do evil; to commit misdeeds.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

verb

To do (something) incorrectly or improperly.

Transitive verb

verb

To do harm to; to injure, mistreat.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Afford me place to ſhew what recompence / Towards thee I intend for what I have miſdone,[…]"
"thēne cam out a duchesse / & Clarysyn the countesse with many ladyes & damoysels / and knelyng bifore kynge Arthur requyred hym for the loue of god to receyue the cyte / & not to take it by assaulte for thenne shold many gyltles be slayne / thēne the kyng aualyd his vyser with a meke & noble coūtenaūce / & said madame ther shal none of my subgettys mysdoo you ne your maydens"

Etymology

From Middle English misdon, from Old English misdōn (“to do evil, transgress, do amiss, err”), from Proto-Germanic *missadōną (“to do wrongly”), from *missa- (“mis-”), *dōną (“to do”). Corresponding to mis- + do. Cognate with Old Frisian misdūa (“to misdo”), Dutch misdoen (“to offend, do wrongly”), Middle Low German misdōn (“to misdo”), Middle High German missetuon (“to transgress, offend, blame”). More at mis-, do.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis
Root: misdon, misdōn, *missadōną

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɪsˈduː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

misdoes (present, singular) misdoing (participle, present) misdid (past) misdone (participle, past)

Derived Forms

misdoer

Synonyms

damage harm abuse afflict aggrieve do evil do harm do ill ill-treat ill-use make mischief misdo

Rhymes With

you do who new two too you-know-who through few true due talk down to

Questions

How do you pronounce misdo?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈduː/.
What does misdo mean?: To do evil; to commit misdeeds.
Where does misdo come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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