She threatened to expose to the public the misdeeds he had committed.
punished for her misdeeds by the church elders
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In wrapping up You, all of Joe’s deeds and misdeeds come to a head this season, explains Foley.—Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 But what happens when the writer is your beloved sister, and your whole family is kind of a disaster, with years of snubs, betrayals, and accidental and purposeful misdeeds between everyone, many of them aired in print by the writer?—Jen Doll, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025 Amid the clean chapter of his life, baseball has been his constant as he’s focused on being a better friend and father, and making up for past misdeeds.—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025 Impeachments of judges are rare, occurring 15 times in U.S. history, primarily for corruption or related misdeeds.—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misdeed
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of misdeed was
before the 12th century
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