Meanings
present singular third person wrongdoes · participle present wrongdoing · past wrongdid · participle past wrongdone
- rareTo do something wrong; to break a rule or offend.
To overdo can be as hard on allergies as to wrongdo, so you'll not want to take on too many activities at once.
1958, Your Allergy and You2 more examples
Some offenders were called to judgment where offences were technical and unaccompanied by any intention to wrongdo, whereas hardened offenders were sometimes let off with less than their deserts.
1923, New York (State). Dept. of Farms and Markets, Report of the Department of Farms and Markets, page 14As in society as a whole, the masses have to suffer because of the wrongdoings or the willingness to wrongdo of the few.
1980, United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging, Medicare Oversight
Origin
Translations
Ukrainian зробити щось неправильно, порушити/зламати правило або образити
- зробити щось неправильно (zrobyty ščosʹ nepravylʹno)to do something wrong; to brake a rule or offend
- порушити/зламати правило або образити (porušyty/zlamaty pravylo abo obrazyty)to do something wrong; to brake a rule or offend
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