Definition of 'wrongdoing'
Word forms: plural wrongdoings
variable noun
Wrongdoing is behavior that is illegal or immoral.
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wrongdoing in American English
noun
any act or behavior that is wrong; the doing of wrong; transgression
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wrongdoer (ˈwrongˌdoer)
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wrongdoing in American English
(ˈrɔŋˌduːɪŋ, -ˈduː-, ˈrɑŋ-)
noun
1.
behavior or action that is wrong, evil, or blameworthy
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wrongdoing
British English: wrongdoing
NOUN /ˈrɒŋduːɪŋ/
Wrongdoing is behaviour that is illegal or immoral.
We haven't found any evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
- American English: wrongdoing /ˈrɔŋduɪŋ/
- Brazilian Portuguese: transgressão
- Chinese: 违法行为
- European Spanish: delito
- French: actes répréhensibles N
- German: Vergehen
- Italian: atti illeciti
- Japanese: 悪行
- Korean: 부정 행위
- European Portuguese: transgressão
- Spanish: delito
- Thai: การกระทำผิด
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