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Wrongdoing as a Noun
Definitions of "Wrongdoing" as a noun
Synonyms of "Wrongdoing" as a noun (22 Words)
Usage Examples of "Wrongdoing" as a noun

The synonyms of “Wrongdoing” are: actus reus, misconduct, wrongful conduct, error, crime, lawlessness, criminality, malpractice, corruption, immorality, sin, sinfulness, wickedness, badness, evil, vice, iniquity, villainy, delinquency, misbehaviour, mischief, naughtiness

Wrongdoing as a Noun

Definitions of "Wrongdoing" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wrongdoing” as a noun can have the following definitions:

Departure from what is ethically acceptable.
Activity that transgresses moral or civil law.
Illegal or dishonest behaviour.

Synonyms of "Wrongdoing" as a noun (22 Words)

actus reus	Activity that transgresses moral or civil law.
badness	Poor quality or low standard. She is not doing this out of badness.
corruption	Inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony. The luxury and corruption* among the upper classes.*
crime	Illegal activities. They condemned apartheid as a crime* against humanity.*
criminality	The state of being a criminal. A regime that sanctions organized criminality.
delinquency	A failure to pay an outstanding debt by the due date. He inherited his delinquency* from his father.*
error	A measure of the estimated difference between the observed or calculated value of a quantity and its true value. She was quick to point out my errors.
evil	Something which is harmful or undesirable. His struggle against the forces of evil.
immorality	The quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct. The immorality* of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction.*
iniquity	Immoral or grossly unfair behaviour. A den of iniquity.
lawlessness	A state of lawlessness and disorder usually resulting from a failure of government. The country s descent into lawlessness.
malpractice	A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct. Investigations into malpractices and abuses of power.
misbehaviour	The action of misbehaving; bad behaviour. He had denied all sexual misbehaviour.
mischief	Playfulness that is intended to tease or create trouble. She was bent on making mischief.
misconduct	Bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another’s behalf. Smith got a game misconduct* for spearing Nick Kypreos.*
naughtiness	An attribute of mischievous children.
sin	An act regarded as a serious or regrettable fault, offence, or omission. A sin* in the eyes of God.*
sinfulness	Estrangement from god.
vice	A bad or neurotic habit of stabled horses, typically arising as a result of boredom. An open sewer of vice* and crime.*
villainy	The quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior. The villainy* of professional racketeers.*
wickedness	Estrangement from god. The wickedness* of the regime.*
wrongful conduct	Manner of acting or controlling yourself.