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wrongdom

wrongdom noun: an act or instance of wrong or wrongdoing; wrongness; error.

Noun

wrongdom (uncountable)

  1. An act or instance of wrong or wrongdoing; wrongness; error.
    • "I be'n a-heahin' about shu, an' I be'n skeehed dat some wrongdom was a-hatchin', […]"1903, Blackwood Ketcham Benson, Old Squire: the romance of a black Virginian - Page 341
    • The column had broken the first rule of Communist publications everywhere, virtually the first commandment of contemporary Marxist faith: Thou shalt not admit wrongdom within the Soviet Union.1971, Frank Campenni, Citizen Howard Fast: A critical biography - Volume 2

Origin of wrongdom

From Middle English wrongdom, wrangdome (“harm”), equivalent to wrong + -dom.

Questions about wrongdom

What does wrongdom mean?
Wrongdom means an act or instance of wrong or wrongdoing; wrongness; error.
What part of speech is wrongdom?
Wrongdom is a noun.

Words near wrongdom in the dictionary

  1. wrongdoer
  2. wrongdoers
  3. wrongdoes
  4. wrongdoing
  5. wrongdoings
  6. wrongdom
  7. wrongdone
  8. wronge
  9. wronged
  10. wrongen
  11. wrongeous

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