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WRONGFULNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wrongfulness mean?
• WRONGFULNESS (noun)
The noun WRONGFULNESS has 1 sense:
1. that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
Familiarity information: WRONGFULNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
wrong; wrongfulness
Context example:
he feels that you are in the wrong
Hypernyms ("wrongfulness" is a kind of...):
injustice; unjustness (the practice of being unjust or unfair)
Antonym:
rightfulness (anything in accord with principles of justice)
Derivation:
wrongful (not just or fair)
wrongful (unlawfully violating the rights of others)
wrongful (having no legally established claim)
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