iniquity
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9.5
- noun
- /ɪˈnɪkwɪti/
- Literature
- She spoke out against the iniquity in the system, calling for justice and moral reform.
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Watch on YouTubeWe've gone our own way, but God laid on him the sins or iniquities of us all.
- We've gone our own way, but God laid on him the sins or iniquities of us all.
- And I I'm fair that part of the goal here is to address perceived iniquities in the housing market.
- Because that place sounds like a den of iniquity if you ask me.
- They're trying to get a reputation for themselves as a hater of iniquity or evil, as being, you know, a straight shooter, a real critic.
Examples
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For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Blog text (19) -
Never will I forgive myself the iniquity of this day.
Academic text (2007) -
"Deliver me from the workers of iniquity.
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The sound of human iniquity.
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- What brings you to this den of iniquity, oh buddy, old pal of mine?
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Another door that's lead us to nothing but sin and iniquity.
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Yet, the whole community is punished for the iniquities of some.
Academic text (2003) -
Does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in truth.
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We've gone our own way, but God laid on him the sins or iniquities of us all.
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We are healed by his stripes and all our iniquities are laid upon him.
Synonyms
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3.0
Bad actions or a force that harms people
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3.9
An unfair action or situation that treats people badly
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9.1
Something that people find very shocking and morally wrong
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5.2
A state of being morally wrong or evil
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8.8
A state of very bad moral behavior
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6.2
A wrong action that hurts someone or breaks a rule
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6.3
Bad behavior that people see as wrong or evil
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8.1
Very bad actions that hurt other people
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6.5
A quality of doing very bad things and wanting to harm people
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6.8
A state of being not accepted by society or by moral standards
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8.0
Very bad and morally wrong behavior
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8.9
Great evil that shocks people
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7.9
Very bad and immoral behavior that harms other people
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7.4
Something that is not right according to law or morals
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7.3
Bad actions that harm people or break the law
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8.9
Lack of respect for God or religion, often shown in bad behavior
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Very evil behaviour that harms other people
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9.9
Very bad actions that break the law
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9.0
A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike
Antonyms
Compounds
How Wicked
Surface Forms
Morphology
iniquity = iniquitous (opaque) = in + iquity
The word 'iniquity' is derived from 'iniquitous', but the base 'iquity' is not a standalone English word, making the derivation opaque.
Etymology
The word iniquity comes from Latin parts in- 'not' and aequus 'equal', the same root you see in equal and equity. So iniquity is like being 'not equal' and now means great unfairness or very wrong, immoral actions.