"do-gooding" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: do good + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|do good|ing}} do good + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} do-gooding (not comparable)
  1. (derogatory) Advocating or performing a supposed morally superior course of action, even in the face of overwhelming experience or factual evidence that its effect is only irrelevant or harmful. Tags: derogatory, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-do-gooding-en-adj-QXvD2CDk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 76 24

Noun

Etymology: do good + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|do good|ing}} do good + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} do-gooding (uncountable)
  1. (derogatory) The actions or attitudes of a do-gooder. Tags: derogatory, uncountable
    Sense id: en-do-gooding-en-noun-zXC0soah

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