WRONGNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of not conforming to fact or truth

Synonyms:

incorrectness; wrongness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)

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

erroneousness; error (inadvertent incorrectness)

Antonym:

rightness (conformity to fact or truth)

Derivation:

wrong (not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth)

wrong (based on or acting or judging in error)

Meaning:

Contrary to conscience or morality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

immorality (the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct)

Antonym:

rightness (according with conscience or morality)

Derivation:

wrong (contrary to conscience or morality or law)

Meaning:

Inappropriate conduct

Synonyms:

inappropriateness; wrongness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

improperness; impropriety (an improper demeanor)

Derivation:

inappropriate (not in keeping with what is correct or proper)