wrongdoing en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English wrong doyng, wrong doynge, wrong doinge, equivalent to wrong + doing.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Violation of standards of behavior.
A Chinese proverb goes, "He who commits wrongdoing repeatedly will come to no good end."
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(countable, usually) An instance of doing wrong.
I said that some ancient stories suggested that those who were unrighteous or who had committed wrongdoings were more susceptible to plagues or disasters. And sometimes plagues just miraculously disappeared after people realized their wrongdoings and repented.
2020 February 24, “Family and Friends Treasure Falun Dafa Information in the Face of Novel Coronavirus Epidemic”, in Minghui:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wrong-doing | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wrongdoings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
corruption · villainy · depravation · sin · sinfulness · misdeed · veniality · baseness · depravity · tort · depravedness · delinquency · malfeasance · peccadillo · wrongdoing · wrong · pollution · wickedness · misdemeanor · misdoing · offense · delict · crime · peccability · transgression · wrongdoing · sin · turpitude · degeneracy · degradation · baseness · misdoing · degeneracy · misguilt · lewdity · iniquity · tortfeasance · perversion · vitiation · impurity · obliquity · misdoing · error · malignity · sin · wickedness · defilement · misdeed · pravity
Translations (42)
ota ظلم (instance of doing wrong) · es maldad (instance of doing wrong) · es fechoría (violation of standards) · bg злосторство (instance of doing wrong) · fr malfaisance (violation of standards) · es iniquidad (instance of doing wrong) · el παράπτωμα (violation of standards) · ru правонаруше́ние (violation of standards) · pt malfeitoria (violation of standards) · es ilícito (violation of standards) · pl naruszenie (instance of doing wrong) · gl falcatrúa (instance of doing wrong) · pl naruszenie (violation of standards) · it malefatta (instance of doing wrong) · it malcostume (instance of doing wrong) · ru просту́пок (instance of doing wrong) · fi rikkomus (violation of standards) · fi pahanteko (instance of doing wrong) · pt transgressão (violation of standards) · pt malfeitoria (instance of doing wrong) · fr malfaisance (instance of doing wrong) · it illecito (violation of standards) · el αμάρτημα (violation of standards) · bg нарушение (violation of standards) · fi pahanteko (violation of standards) · it ingiustizia (instance of doing wrong) · it iniquità (instance of doing wrong) · pt malfeito (instance of doing wrong) · bg провинение (instance of doing wrong) · pt maldade (instance of doing wrong) · es infamia (instance of doing wrong) · unm mahchilësëwakàn (instance of doing wrong) · gl malfeito (instance of doing wrong) · es maldad (violation of standards) · fr méfait (instance of doing wrong) · bg простъпка (instance of doing wrong) · it violazione (violation of standards) · egy E9-w-i-i-t:nDs:Z2 (violation of standards) · bg закононарушение (violation of standards) · ota ظلم (violation of standards) · el αδίκημα (instance of doing wrong) · de Fehlverhalten (violation of standards)