wrong
Roget category 923
6. Words relating to the sentient and moral› 6.4. Moral affections
›› 6.4.1. Moral obligations
#923.
Wrong
noun
wrong —
what ought not to be,
what should not be —
malum in se [Lat.] —
unreasonableness,
grievance —
shame.
injustice —
tort [Law] —
unfairness
etc.
adj. —
iniquity,
foul play.
partiality,
leaning,
bias —
favor,
favoritism —
nepotism,
party spirit,
partisanship —
bigotry.
undueness
etc.
925 —
wrongdoing
(vice)
945 —
unlawfulness
etc.
964.
robbing Peter to pay Paul
etc.
v. —
the wolf and the lamb —
vice
etc.
945.
a custom more honored in the breach than the a custom more honored in the breach than the observance"
[Hamlet].
verb
be wrong
etc.
adj. —
cry to heaven for vengeance.
do wrong
etc.
n. —
be inequitable
etc.
adj. —
favor,
lean towards —
encroach upon,
impose upon —
reap where one has not sown —
give an inch and take an ell,
give an inch and take an mile —
rob Peter to pay Paul.
adjective
wrong,
wrongful —
bad,
too bad —
unjust,
unfair —
inequitable,
unequitable† —
unequal,
partial,
one-sided —
injurious,
tortious [Law].
objectionable —
unreasonable,
unallowable,
unwarrantable,
unjustifiable —
improper,
unfit —
unjustified
etc.
925 —
illegal
etc.
964 —
iniquitous —
immoral
etc.
945.
in the wrong,
in the wrong box.
adverb
wrongly
etc.
adj..
phrase
it will not do.
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