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GeezerVison is showing en.wiktionary.org — wrongful - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

Etymology

From Middle English wrongful, equivalent to wrong +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɒŋfəl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

wrongful (comparative more wrongful, superlative most wrongful)

  1. wrong or unjust
    Synonyms: iniquitous, unfair
    Antonyms: just, right
    • 1913, Sydney Waterlow, Shelley‎[1]:
      And now, with the tyranny of wrongful power, "The loathsome mark has fallen, the mall remains Sceptreless, free, uncircumscribed, but man Equal, unclassed, tribeless, and nationless, Exempt from awe, worship, degree, the king Over himself; just, gentle, wise."
  2. unlawful or illegal
    Synonyms: illicit, nonlawful; see also Thesaurus:unlawful
    Antonym: rightful

Derived terms

  • unwrongful
  • wrongful birth
  • wrongful death
  • wrongful death statute
  • wrongful dismissal
  • wrongfully
  • wrongfulness

Translations

wrong or unjust
  • Bulgarian: грешен (bg) (grešen), неверен (bg) (neveren)
  • Finnish: epäoikeudenmukainen (fi), oikeudeton (fi)
  • Spanish: injusto (es), injustificado (es), indebido (es), torticero (es)
unlawful
  • Bulgarian: неправомерен (bg) (nepravomeren)
  • Finnish: oikeudeton (fi)
  • Spanish: culposo (es), ilegal (es)

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • wrongfulle, wrongfol, wrongfull

Etymology

From wrong +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwrɔ̝ːnɡful/, /ˈwrɔnɡful/

Adjective

wrongful

  1. evil, sinful
  2. wrongful, unethical
  3. dishonest
  4. harmful, hurtful
  5. wrong, incorrect

Descendants

  • English: wrongful

References

  • “wrongful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 March 2018.
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