Dictionary

misdo en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /mɪsˈduː/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

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.

Meanings

1. (archaic, intransitive) To do evil; to commit misdeeds.
2. (transitive) To do (something) incorrectly or improperly.
   • Afford me place to ſhew what recompence / Towards thee I intend for what I have miſdone,[…] 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 57:
3. (archaic, transitive) To do harm to; to injure, mistreat.
   • 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 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book V:

Forms

Deriveds

misdoer

Synonyms

slip up · do harm · trample on · stuff up · vulnerate · tread on · trip over the wire · make a mistake · err · maul · fuck up · misdo · abuse · harm · misdo · do ill · do evil · persecute · pain · harm · boob · run down · do violence to · stumble · forwork · mistreat · drop the ball · mess up · screw up · damage · wet · flub up · overburden · grieve · scathe · put a foot wrong · damnify · damage · err · damage · bobble · hurt · dere · annoy · foul up · molest · drop a bollock · harm · weigh down · injure · bewound · aggrieve · blow it · goof · weigh heavy on · make mischief · misstep · mayhem · goof up · mess up · put someone in hospital · harrow · crap up · misdo · ill-use · do damage to · outrage · oppress · abuse · ill-treat · wound · afflict · do for · do ill · scaith · flub · miscue · trip up

Translations (3)

es hacer mal ((intransitive)) · es hacer malamente ((intransitive)) · es malfacer ((intransitive))