Wrongfulness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɔŋfəlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɒŋfəlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɒŋfəlnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɔŋfəlnəs/.

Examples

he feels that you are in the wrong

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wrong

Antonyms

right rightfulness

Parts of Speech

noun	that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law “he feels that you are in the wrong”

Word Forms

wrong	adjective	contrary to conscience or morality or law
wrong	verb	treat unjustly; do wrong to
wrongful	adjective	unlawfully violating the rights of others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unrecht

das, was den Grundsätzen der Gerechtigkeit oder des Gesetzes widerspricht

🇫🇷French

l'illicéité

ce qui est contraire aux principes de justice ou du droit

🇪🇸Spanish

ilicitud

aquello que es contrario a los principios de justicia o ley

🇮🇹Italian

illegittimità

ciò che è contrario ai principi di giustizia o di diritto

🇳🇱Dutch

onrechtmatigheid

dat wat in strijd is met de beginselen van rechtvaardigheid of recht

🇵🇹Portuguese

ilicitude

aquilo que é contrário aos princípios da justiça ou do direito

🇷🇺Russian

противоправность

то, что противоречит принципам справедливости или закона

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधर्म

जो न्याय या कानून के सिद्धांतों के विपरीत है

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্যায়

যা ন্যায়বিচার বা আইনের নীতির পরিপন্থী

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான தன்மை

நீதி அல்லது சட்டத்தின் கொள்கைகளுக்கு எதிரானது

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పు

న్యాయం లేదా చట్టం యొక్క సూత్రాలకు విరుద్ధమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

चुकीचेपणा

जे न्याय किंवा कायद्याच्या तत्त्वांच्या विरुद्ध आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્યતા

જે ન્યાય અથવા કાયદાના સિદ્ધાંતોની વિરુદ્ધ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪು

ನ್ಯಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾನೂನಿನ ತತ್ವಗಳಿಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾದದ್ದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റായി

നീതിയുടെയോ നിയമത്തിൻ്റെയോ തത്വങ്ങൾക്ക് വിരുദ്ധമായത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤੀ

ਜੋ ਕਿ ਨਿਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਦੇ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط کاری

جو انصاف یا قانون کے اصولوں کے خلاف ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不法性

违反正义或法律原则的

🇯🇵Japanese

不正行為

正義や法の原則に反するもの

🇰🇷Korean

부정

정의나 법의 원칙에 어긋나는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự sai trái

điều đó trái với các nguyên tắc công lý hoặc luật pháp

🇹🇭Thai

ความผิดพลาด

ซึ่งขัดต่อหลักความยุติธรรมหรือกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesalahan

yang bertentangan dengan asas keadilan atau hukum

🇵🇭Filipino

kamalian

na salungat sa mga prinsipyo ng katarungan o batas

🇲🇾Malay

kemungkaran

yang bertentangan dengan prinsip keadilan atau undang-undang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم المشروعية

ما يتعارض مع مبادئ العدالة أو القانون

🇮🇷Persian

نادرستی

چیزی که مغایر با اصول عدالت یا قانون باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

haksızlık

adalet veya hukuk ilkelerine aykırı olan şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוולה

מה שמנוגד לעקרונות הצדק או המשפט

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