EVILDOING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

Example:

the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father

Synonyms:

evildoing; transgression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("evildoing" is a kind of...):

actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct (activity that transgresses moral or civil law)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "evildoing"):

abomination (an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence)

evil; immorality; iniquity; wickedness (morally objectionable behavior)

villainy (a criminal or vicious act)

depravity; turpitude (a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice)

vice (a specific form of evildoing)

sin; sinning (an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will)

offence; offense (a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right)

crime (an evil act not necessarily punishable by law)

inside job (some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim)