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wrongdoing.

Violation of standards of behavior.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/
  1. Violation of standards of behavior.

    uncountable · usually
    A Chinese proverb goes, "He who commits wrongdoing repeatedly will come to no good end."
  2. An instance of doing wrong.

    countable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle English wrong doyng, wrong doynge, wrong doinge, equivalent to wrong + doing.

verb/ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of wrongdo

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From Middle English wrong doyng, wrong doynge, wrong doinge, equivalent to wrong + doing.

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