wrongdo

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verb

To do something wrong; to break a rule or offend.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbwrongdo (third-person singular simple present wrongdoes, present participle wrongdoing, simple past wrongdid, past participle wrongdone)

present singular third person wrongdoes · participle present wrongdoing · past wrongdid · participle past wrongdone

  1. 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 You
    2 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 14

    As 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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