do-gooding

adjective

Advocating or performing a supposed morally superior course of action, even in the face of overwhelming experience or factual evidence that its effect is only irrelevant or harmful.

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Meanings

adjectivedo-gooding (not comparable)
  1. derogatorynot comparableAdvocating or performing a supposed morally superior course of action, even in the face of overwhelming experience or factual evidence that its effect is only irrelevant or harmful.
noundo-gooding (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountableThe actions or attitudes of a do-gooder.

Origin

From do good + -ing.

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APA

do-gooding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do-gooding

MLA

“do-gooding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do-gooding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “do-gooding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do-gooding.

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