wrongdoing — Английский словарь

Существительное

1. Violation of standards of behavior.

   Употребление

   • неисчисляемое
   • usually

   Синонимы

   basenessdegeneracywickedness

   Примеры

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

2. An instance of doing wrong.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • usually

   Синонимы

   misdeedmisdoingsin

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (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.

Существительное

1. departure from what is ethically acceptable

   Синонимы

   error

   Более общие понятия

   evilevilness

2. activity that transgresses moral or civil law

   Синонимы

   wrongful conductmisconductactus reus

   Более общие понятия

   activity

   Примеры

   he denied any wrongdoing