wrongs 1 of 2

noun

Definition of wrongsnext
plural of wrong
1
as in evils
that which is morally unacceptable any reasonable person should be expected to know the difference between right and wrong

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2
as in injustices
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this trying to right all the wrongs in the world

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wrongs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wrong
as in harms

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongs
  1. evils
  2. injustices
  3. harms
  4. bad
Noun
  • Great heroes must rise to drive back the ancient evils that roam this land.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • By the 1850s, Northerners digested its evils daily.
    Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of evils
Noun
  • Gen Z are definitely vocal about systemic injustices, climate change and workplace issues.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • His investigative work has revealed injustices and wrongdoing in the community.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of injustices
Verb
  • The potential harms around generative AI and children are mostly still unknown.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The setup is designed to protect them from ravens, coyotes and other predators, along with the other harms a Marine base might present.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of harms
Noun
  • Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.
    Austin Mock, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The revenue could come from taxes on bads (pollution, for example) or on rents (including land and, above all, intellectual property).
    Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
Definition of bad
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