See Also: wrongness(dictionary)

wrongness (iou)



wrongness noun. LME.
[from WRONG adjective + -NESS.]
The state or condition of being curved or crooked; wryness. rare. LME-L15.
The state or condition of being wrong, incorrect, or inappropriate; faultiness, error; unsuitability, inappropriateness. Now also, something wrong or amiss. E18.
M. Angelou I sensed a wrongness around me, like an alarm clock that had gone off without being set.
A wrong tendency or inclination; a wrongful act. rare. M18.
The character or quality of being morally wrong; injustice, wrongfulness. M19.
R. Alter In the..1980s the wrongness of racism..is taken to be self-evident in most intellectual circles.