wrongdoing
wrongdoing · wrongdoings
злочин
правонарушение, проступок
Fehlverhalten
Violation of standards of behaviorViolation of standards of behavior.
/ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/
» Tom hasn't been accused of wrongdoing.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)Violation of standards of behavior.
A Chinese proverb goes, "He who commits wrongdoing repeatedly will come to no good end."
Fehlverhalten
правонаруше́ниеpravonarušénije
(countable, usually)An instance of doing wrong.
просту́покprostúpok
More definitions
- activity that transgresses moral or civil law
- departure from what is ethically acceptable
Examples
46 sentencesTom hasn't been accused of wrongdoing.
Tom has been cleared of wrongdoing.
All of the defendants denied any wrongdoing.
Tom and Mary both denied any wrongdoing.
Tom hasn't been accused of any wrongdoing yet.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
violation of standards:
instance of doing wrong:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
violation of standards:
Origin
From Middle English wrong doyng, wrong doynge, wrong doinge, equivalent to wrong + doing.From Middle English wrong doyng, wrong doynge, wrong doinge, equivalent to wrong + doing.
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Forms
plural: wrongdoingsSynonyms
43 synonymscorruptionB2degradationC1depravityC2pollutionA1crimeA2errorA2misdemeanorC2offenseB2wrongA1basenessdegeneracywickednessdefilementdepravation
Close in meaning
- activity that transgresses moral or civil law:wrongful conductmisconductactus reus
- departure from what is ethically acceptable:error
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable