† misactingn.
Obsolete.
A wrong or culpable act.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > [noun]
unrightOE
witec1175
misbodea1200
misguiltc1200
misdoinga1225
miss?c1225
trespassinga1340
forfeiturec1380
offensiona1382
crimec1384
abusion?1387
evil-doing1398
mistakinga1400
offendinga1425
transgression1426
wrongingc1449
digression1517
digressinga1535
transgressing1535
swerving1545
misdealing1571
transgress1578
misfaring1595
misacting1651
malpractice1739
malfeasance1856
wrongdoing1874
miscreance1972
society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun]
sinc825
naughteOE
unnuteOE
sinningc1000
unrightOE
un-i-selthlOE
wonder1154
misguiltc1200
misdoinga1225
teeninga1225
miss?c1225
crimec1250
misdeed?c1250
wickednessa1300
mischiefa1387
evil-doing1398
mistakinga1400
perpetrationc1429
wrongingc1449
maledictionc1475
maleficence1533
wicked-doing1535
foul play1546
misdealing1571
flagition1598
delinquency1603
malefaction1604
meschancy1609
malefacture1635
misacting1651
guilt1726
flagitiosity1727
malpractice1739
malfeasance1856
peccation1861
miscreance1972
1651 New Remonstr. 2 Some of their Members have acted, as men being derived from the Progeny of Adam; their misactings cannot blemish the whole House.
1665 G. Wither Medit. upon Lords Prayer 159 Truely repenting his other misactings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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