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wrongness

wrongness

1 5.4
A state of being not correct based on facts
  • noun
  • /ˈrɔŋnəs/
translation icon : incorrectitud
  • Even if Mrs. Sanger was a Democrat, that wouldn't change the rightness or wrongness of her position on birth control.
  • rightness and wrongness

We need these moments of surprise and reversal and wrongness to make these stories work.

Examples

  • The courts, however, do recognize the wrongness of Mr. Rupert's actions if Kristen should decide to pursue it.

    Blog text (18)

  • This has so much wrongness in it that I don't even know where to begin.

    Blog text (19)

  • We need these moments of surprise and reversal and wrongness to make these stories work.

    TED-Ed

  • I live in Minneapolis, not far from the airport, so the total and complete wrongness of the geography here bugs me.

    Blog text (19)

  • It's the level of wrongness that disturbs me more than who's culpable for what.

    Blog text (9)

  • The criteria for determining the intrinsic wrongness of an act must establish that, by definition, certain acts assault, attack, or violate human dignity.

    Academic text (2008)

  • And a lot of genuine rational opposition rests on a reasoned belief (correct or incorrect) in the wrongness of what is being proposed.

    Blog text (18)

  • I get as frustrated as anyone else when everything I've written is ignored and utter wrongness is posted as a reply to my carefully crafted post.

    Blog text (9)

  • It doesn’t happen all the time, but when it does, it shouldn’t be surprising that there are a bunch of answers pointing out the wrongness of X.

    Blog text (25)

  • The wrongness of his actions became evident when the truth was revealed.

Synonyms

error
vswrongness
306 1.0

A wrong belief, calculation, or action

describes the ongoing quality of not being in accordance with fact
inaccuracy
vswrongness
24 4.9

A mistake in information or measurement

covers total disagreement with fact rather than small inaccuracies
falsity
vswrongness
6 7.9

A statement or idea that is not true

is the general condition of incorrectness rather than a single false claim
falseness
vswrongness
2 5.8

A way of speaking or acting that is not true

is the neutral idea of not matching fact without intent
incorrectness
vswrongness
1 5.2

The state of being wrong or not matching the facts

is the broader idea of being incorrect or untrue
fallaciousness
vswrongness
  • Formal
1 9.8

A quality that comes from wrong ideas or bad thinking

applies more generally to being untrue rather than faulty logic
unsoundness
vswrongness
  • Formal
1 8.6

A wrong idea or reason that is not logical

is the simple state of being incorrect, not only faulty reasoning
erroneousness
vswrongness
8.5

A state of being wrong

is the general quality of not matching fact or truth
mistakenness
vswrongness
8.0

A state of being wrong about an idea or fact

focuses on the overall quality of not matching fact rather than belief
invalidness
vswrongness
  • Specialized
9.5

A state of not being legally or logically accepted

refers to being untrue or incorrect beyond just logical form

Antonyms

truth
∞ 1.0

A fact that shows how things really are

correctness
8 3.5

A state of being accurate and matching facts or rules

rightness
1 4.8

Being correct or true according to the facts

How Incorrect

falsehood
46 4.3
wrongness
1 5.4
error
306 1.0
inaccuracy
24 4.9

Surface Forms

wrongness singular
wrongnesses plural

Morphology

wrongness = wrong (transparent) = wrong + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'wrong' to express the state or quality of being incorrect.

Etymology

Wrongness comes from the simple word wrong plus the ending -ness, which makes a noun for a 'state' or 'quality'. So, wrongness can also mean the state of being 'not correct' or not in agreement with the facts, which is why we use it for errors or mistakes.