the act or an instance of doing something immoral or illegal
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wrong•do•ing
(rông′do̅o̅′ing, -do̅o̅′-, rong′-),USA pronunciation n.
- behavior or action that is wrong, evil, or blameworthy.
- an act that is wrong, evil, or blameworthy;
misdeed;
sin.
- wrong + doing 1470–80
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'wrongdoing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abet
- accomplice
- accusation
- accused
- acknowledge
- bad seed
- clean hands
- clean-handed
- complicity
- connivance
- connive
- conscious
- consciousness
- crime
- error
- expiate
- fault
- forgive
- guiltless
- harm
- indict
- innocent
- lead on
- malefaction
- malfeasance
- misconduct
- penitence
- penitent
- punish
- raider
- re-cover
- red-handed
- relapse
- remorse
- repentance
- retribution
- rue
- snitch line
- sting
- sword
- turpitude
- watchlist
- whistle
- whistle-blower