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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 lawplay

  Familiarity information: WRONGFULNESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WRONGFULNESS (noun)


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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