misdo
Verb
Verb Forms: misdid, misdone, misdoing, misdoes
- To perform an action incorrectly or improperly.
- do wrongly or improperly
- "misdo one's job"
- To do evil; to commit misdeeds.
- To do (something) incorrectly or improperly.
- To do harm to; to injure, mistreat.
Examples
- Misdoing a crucial setup play can cost you the Scrabble game.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
abuse, afflict, aggrieve, annoy, bewound, blow it, bobble, boob, crap up, damage, damnify, dere, do damage to, do evil, do for, do harm, do ill, do violence to, drop a bollock, drop the ball, err, flub, flub up, forwork, foul up, fuck up, goof, goof up, grieve, harm, harrow, hurt, ill-treat, ill-use, injure, make a mistake, make mischief, maul, mess up, misdo, misstep, mistreat, molest, oppress, outrage, overburden, pain, persecute, put a foot wrong, put someone in hospital, run down, scaith, scathe, screw up, slip up, stuff up, stumble, trample on, tread on, trip over the wire, trip up, vulnerate, weigh down, weigh heavy on, wet, wound
Scrabble Score: 8
misdo: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmisdo: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
misdo: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary