wrongdoing — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. Violation of standards of behavior.

   Uso

   • non numerabile
   • usually

   Sinonimi

   basenessdegeneracywickedness

   Esempi

   A Chinese proverb goes, "He who commits wrongdoing repeatedly will come to no good end."

2. An instance of doing wrong.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • usually

   Sinonimi

   misdeedmisdoingsin

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   I said that some ancient stories suggested that those who were unrighteous or who had committed wrongdoings were more susceptible to plagues or disasters. And sometimes plagues just miraculously disappeared after people realized their wrongdoings and repented.

Sostantivo

1. departure from what is ethically acceptable

   Sinonimi

   error

   Termini più generali

   evilevilness

2. activity that transgresses moral or civil law

   Sinonimi

   wrongful conductmisconductactus reus

   Termini più generali

   activity

   Esempi

   he denied any wrongdoing