Wrongness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wrongness \Wrong"ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being wrong; wrongfulness; error;
     fault.
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           The best great wrongnesses within themselves. --Bp.


                                                    Butler.
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           The rightness or wrongness of this view. --Latham.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wrongness
       n 1: inappropriate conduct [syn: {inappropriateness}] [ant: {appropriateness}]
       2: contrary to conscience or morality [ant: {rightness}]
       3: the quality of not conforming to fact or truth [syn: {incorrectness}]
          [ant: {correctness}, {correctness}]