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Wrongdoing

//ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Violation of standards of behavior. uncountable, usually

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

  2. 2
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law wordnet
  3. 3
    An instance of doing wrong. countable, usually

    "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."

  4. 4
    departure from what is ethically acceptable wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of wrongdo form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English wrong doyng, wrong doynge, wrong doinge, equivalent to wrong + doing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English wrong doyng, wrong doynge, wrong doinge, equivalent to wrong + doing.

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