unright
That which is not rightThat which is not right; wrong; injustice.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, uncountable, usually)That which is not right; wrong; injustice.
Origin
From Middle English unright, unriȝt, unriht, from Old English unriht (“wrong, sin, vice, wFrom Middle English unright, unriȝt, unriht, from Old English unriht (“wrong, sin, vice, wickedness, evil, injustice, oppression, a wrong act”), equivalent to un- (“absence of”) + right. Cognate with Scots unricht (“wrongdoing, injustice”), Dutch onrecht (“injustice, inequity, wrong”), German Unrecht (“injustice”), Swedish orätt (“injustice, wrong, sin”).
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Forms
plural: unrights| Singular | unright |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable