wrongs

Noun

wrong (plural wrongs)

1. Something that is immoral or not good.
   • Injustice is a heinous wrong.

   Synonyms:

   depravity, iniquity, sin, atrocity, infamy, outrage, turpitude, wickedness

2. An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
   • Can she excuse my wrongs with Virtue's cloak? Shall I call her good when she proves unkind?1597, John Dowland, The First Booke of Songes or Ayres, Part V

   Synonyms:

   hardship, sorrow, wrongdoing, crime, delict, delinquency, error, malfeasance, misdeed, misdemeanor

3. The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
   • I blame not her: she could say little less; She had the wrong.c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

   Synonyms:

   error, wrength, wrongness, wrongfulness

4. The opposite of right; the concept of badness.
   • Thus much of this will make Black white, foul fair, wrong right, Base noble, old young, coward valiant.c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

   Synonyms:

   impropriety, roguery, bad manners, badness, delinquency, devilishness, devilment, devilry, deviltry, disobedience

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