misdo

/mɪsˈduː/

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.

misdo means To do evil; to commit misdeeds. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

verb

To do evil; to commit misdeeds.
To do (something) incorrectly or improperly.“Afford me place to ſhew what recompence / Towards thee I intend for what I have miſdone,[…]”
To do harm to; to injure, mistreat.“thēne cam out a duchesse / & Clarysyn the countesse with many ladyes & damoysels / and knelyng bifore kynge Arthur requyred hym for the loue of god to receyue the cyte / & not to take it by assaulte for thenne shold many gyltles be slayne / thēne the kyng aualyd his vyser with a meke & noble coūtenaūce / & said madame ther shal none of my subgettys mysdoo you ne your maydens”