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# wrongness

noun (wrongness; uncountable)

«wrongness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The quality of being morally wrong or unfair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongness/#m1)
2. The quality of being incorrect or not as it should be: «a feeling of wrongness». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In ethics lessons: «the wrongness of stealing», asking why something is wrong. In stories: a feeling of wrongness tells the reader something bad is about to happen. Phrases: «the wrongness of», «a sense of wrongness».

### Examples

- She understood the wrongness of what she had done. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongness/#x1)
- There was a strange wrongness about the empty house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongness/#x2)
- We discussed the wrongness of cheating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongness/#x3)
- He felt a sense of wrongness when the dog didn't bark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongness/#x4)
- The wrongness of the answer was clear when we checked it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongness/#x5)

### Note

Uncountable. A fairly rare word; often «how wrong something is» sounds more natural. Opposite: «rightness». Related: «wrong», «wrongly», «wrongdoing».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wrongness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wrongness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wrongness.html) on Mova free.