wrongdo

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English

Etymology

From wrong +‎ do.

Verb

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

  1. To do something wrong; to break a rule or offend.
    • 1923, New York (State). Dept. of Farms and Markets, Report of the Department of Farms and Markets, page 14:
      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.
    • 1958, Your Allergy and You:
      To overdo can be as hard on allergies as to wrongdo, so you'll not want to take on too many activities at once.
    • 1980, United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging, Medicare Oversight:
      As in society as a whole, the masses have to suffer because of the wrongdoings or the willingness to wrongdo of the few.