wrongful
/ˈɹɒŋfəl/
wrongful adjective: wrong or unjust.
Adjective
wrongful (comparative more wrongful, superlative most wrongful)
- wrong or unjust
- And now, with the tyranny of wrongful power, "The loathsome mark has fallen, the mall remains Sceptreless, free, uncircumscribed, but man Equal, unclassed, tribeless, and nationless, Exempt from awe, worship, degree, the king Over himself; just, gentle, wise."1913, Sydney Waterlow, Shelley
- Synonyms:
- iniquitous, unfair
- unlawful or illegal
- Synonyms:
- illicit, nonlawful, crimeful, criminal, illegal, illegitimate, lawbreaking, outlawed, unlawful
- Antonyms:
- rightful
wrongful meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
wrongful in Hindi
- wrongful, faulty, captious
- दोषपूर्ण doṣpūrṇ
wrongful in Tamil
- சட்ட விரோதமான, தவறான, முறைகேடான
wrongful in Marathi
- a wrongful, improper, or reprehensible act or deed; an act that ought not to be performed
- अकृत्य akrutya
wrongful in Urdu
- غلط, غلطی پر, پرخطا
More languagesFewer languages
- wrongful in Malayalam
- അന്യായമായ, ന്യായവിരുദ്ധമായ
- wrongful in Kannada
- ಕಾನೂನುಬಾಹಿರವಾದ, ಅಕ್ರಮ
Synonyms of wrongful
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Antonyms
Forms of wrongful
| comparative | more wrongful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most wrongful |
Origin of wrongful
From Middle English wrongful, equivalent to wrong + -ful.
Words formed from wrongful
Phrases with wrongful
Questions about wrongful
- What does wrongful mean?
- Wrongful means wrong or unjust.
- What is wrongful in Hindi?
- Wrongful in Hindi is दोषपूर्ण (doṣpūrṇ). See Wrongful meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is wrongful?
- Wrongful is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce wrongful?
- Wrongful is pronounced /ˈɹɒŋfəl/.
Words near wrongful in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wrongful (page history and authors); दोषपूर्ण (Hindi) (page history and authors); wrongful (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अकृत्य (Marathi) (page history and authors); wrongful (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); wrongful (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); wrongful (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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