Ungoodness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being ungood, or bad; badness. uncountable

    "c. 1870-1871, Henry Ward Beecher, "Man's Will and God's Love", in Plymouth Pulpit Goodness owes allegiance of love to ungoodness. Power is the natural protector of weakness."

Synonyms

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amoralitybackslidingcarnalitydelinquencyevilevil nature

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"c. 1870-1871, Henry Ward Beecher, "Man's Will and God's Love", in Plymouth Pulpit Goodness owes allegiance of love to ungoodness. Power is the natural protector of weakness."

Etymology

From ungood + -ness.

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