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    MISDEED

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Improper or wicked or immoral behaviorplay

    Synonyms:

    misbehavior; misbehaviour; misdeed

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("misdeed" is a kind of...):

    actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct (activity that transgresses moral or civil law)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "misdeed"):

    delinquency; juvenile delinquency (an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor)

    devilment; devilry; deviltry; mischief; mischief-making; mischievousness; rascality; roguery; roguishness; shenanigan (reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others)

    ruffianism (violent lawless behavior)

    familiarity; impropriety; indecorum; liberty (an act of undue intimacy)

    abnormality; irregularity (behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality)

    impropriety; indecency (an indecent or improper act)

    indiscretion; peccadillo (a petty misdeed)

    infantilism (infantile behavior in mature persons)

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