wrong
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2.3
- noun
- /rɔŋ/
:
injusticia
- It seemed that a great wrong had been uncovered.
- right wrongs
- redress wrongs
- commit wrongs
You have done nothing wrong and you are not condemned.
- You have done nothing wrong and you are not condemned.
- To be neutral between right and wrong is to serve wrong.
- He is the white knight righting wrongs, resisting evil.
- I've done, I've done nothing wrong and I'm locked up in a cell.
- It seemed that a great wrong had been uncovered.
- Completely owned he was in the wrong and wants to put it right.
Examples
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Every brief should tell the story of an injustice, a wrong that needs to be righted or avoided.
Academic text (2011) -
But I hate her with all my soul for all the wrong she has done me.
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Think about what you did wrong and try to correct it.
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I saw a wrong and tried to right it.
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You have done nothing wrong and you are not condemned.
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Sports was a place where all wrongs could be made right.
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I do not mean to blame Cisneros for a wrong she is not responsible for.
Academic text (1996) -
All I wanted from this meeting was your forgiveness... for the wrongs that you think that I've done you.
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Preferential treatment is intended to redress prior wrongs visited upon them by the majority.
Academic text (1995) -
The lawyer fought tirelessly for the victims of a great wrong that had been ignored for years.
Synonyms
197
3.9
An unfair action or situation that treats people badly
142
5.8
A wrong action that breaks moral rules or hurts other people
117
3.7
Bad actions that break the law or moral rules
21
2.1
A situation when someone treats people in a way that is not equal or right
1
7.0
Actions that break the law or are unfair
1
8.1
An action or not doing something that harms another person and can lead to a lawsuit for money
A situation where people are treated unfairly
Harm a court will accept as a reason to sue someone
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A way of looking at a situation that makes small details seem more important than the big picture
Compounds
7
3.8
An understanding of what is right and wrong that guides a person's actions
- Specialized
1
8.1
An action or not doing something that harms another person and can lead to a lawsuit for money
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wrong as a noun grew from the idea of something 'not right' or 'crooked', the same root as wring ('to twist'), and came to mean a harm or unfair act. So a 'wrong' is something done that is not fair or right.