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misdeed
English
Etymology
From Middle English misdede, from Old English misd?d (“misdeed”), from Proto-Germanic *missad?diz (“misdeed”); equivalent to mis- +? deed. Cognate with Scots misded (“misdeed”), West Frisian misdied (“misdeed”), Dutch misdaad (“misdeed”), German Missetat (“misdeed”), Swedish missdåd (“misdeed”), Gothic ???????????????????????????????????? (missad?þs, “misdeed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?s?di?d/
Noun
misdeed (plural misdeeds)
- That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
- The petty misdeeds of his youth came back to haunt him when he ran for political office and his character was smeared.
Synonyms
- misdemeanor
- misdoing
Related terms
- misdo
- misdoer
Translations
See also
- mischief
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Anagrams
- Medised, demised, meddies, medised
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affront
English
Etymology
From Middle English afrounten, from Old French afronter (“to defy”), from Vulgar Latin *affrontare (“to hit in the face”), from Latin ad (“to”) + fr?ns (“forehead”) (English front).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??f??nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Verb
affront (third-person singular simple present affronts, present participle affronting, simple past and past participle affronted)
- To insult intentionally, especially openly.
- To meet defiantly; to confront.
- to affront death
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 436:
- Avignon was beginning to settle down for the night – that long painful stretch of time which must somehow be affronted.
- (obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:offend
Translations
Noun
affront (plural affronts)
- An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
- (obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:offense
Related terms
- effrontery
Translations
References
- “affront”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
French
Etymology
From Old French afront. Synchronically analysable as a deverbal of affronter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.f???/
Noun
affront m (plural affronts)
- affront, insult, snub
Derived terms
- afront
Descendants
- ? Polish: afront
- ? Romanian: afront
Further reading
- “affront” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- offrant
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??fr?nt/
Verb
affront (third-person singular present affronts, present participle affrontin, past affrontit, past participle affrontit)
- to affront; cause to feel ashamed; cause to blush; to humiliate (in front of others), to offend (not necessarily with intention)
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
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