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What is "wrongdoing" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 06-07-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does wrongdoing mean in English? Meaning of wrongdoing definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "wrongdoing" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "wrongdoing": departure from what is ethically acceptable

Noun

  • Meaning: departure from what is ethically acceptable
  • Synonyms: error wrongdoing
  • Hypernyms: evil evilness

    • Meaning of "wrongdoing": activity that transgresses moral or civil law

    Noun

  • Meaning: activity that transgresses moral or civil law
  • Example: he denied any wrongdoing
  • Synonyms: actus reus misconduct wrongdoing wrongful conduct
  • Hyponyms: brutalisation brutalization champerty civil wrong criminal maintenance dereliction dishonesty encroachment evildoing falsification infliction infringement iniquity injury injustice intrusion knavery maintenance malfeasance malpractice malversation misbehavior misbehaviour misdeed misfeasance misrepresentation perversion shabbiness tort transgression trespass unfairness usurpation violation
  • Hypernyms: activity

    • Synonyms:

    misbehavior, violation, crime, misdeed, malpractice, offense, sin, iniquity, evil,

    Antonyms:

    behavior, obedience, goodness, virtue, good deed, kindness, good,

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    wrongdoing in English: wrongdoing
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